Does anyone have any home remadies for boils?

Question

My son has a boil on his leg that's causing him great pain. Is there anything I can do to treat it without having to take him to the hospital?

Answer 1

HI THere

Here are some ideas on how to heal the issue. Learn about detoxifing the blood for long term health (colon and liver cleansing).

Cause
The infection is usually due to the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus.

Recurrent boils can occur in people with decreased immune function, diabetes, chronic gastrointestinal problems, under active thyroid, lowered resistance due to borderline nutrient deficiencies, and chronic emotional stress.


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Natural Cures

Note: Bursting a boil can spread it, leaving scars, and usually does no good until the core is expelled.

Aromatherapy: Draw out the boil with bergamot, lavender, chamomile, and clary sage.

Ayurveda: To bring boil to a head, apply a poultice of cooked onions. Wrap in cloth and do not apply onion directly to boils. Application of a paste of 1/2 teaspoon each of tumeric and ginger powder directly to boil.

Diet: Eat plenty of green, orange, and yellow vegetables, which are cleansing (try to have at least four different types of green vegetables a day, and keep this up for at least six months). Increase fluids, drinking water throughout the day, and drinking water with juice of fresh lemon and one teaspoon of chlorophyll upon rising and before bed. Also avoid over-consumption of white sugar and white flour products.

Flower Essences: Rescue Remedy Cream® can be applied (minimum four times a day) on unbroken skin around, but not directly on, boils. Flower essences for negative feelings surrounding the problem, such as Rescue Remedy® to help alleviate stress or Crab Apple for low self-esteem, negative body image, and feeling toxic.

Herbs: A blend of the tinctures of echinacea, cleavers, and yellowdock in equal parts, taken one teaspoonful three times a day can help speed the healing time for boils. Additionally, drinking a cup of an infusion of nettle, preferably fresh herb, twice a day, can be helpful.

Homeopathy: Bellis, Belladonna, Hepar sulph., Arnica, Silicea, Apis mel., Arsen alb., and Lachesis are all useful homeopathic remedies that can be taken alone or in combination with each other. Phytolacca is another useful remedy, but it must be taken alone.

Hydrotherapy: Hydrotherapy is the application of water, ice, steam and hot and cold temperatures to maintain and restore health. Treatments include full body immersion, steam baths, saunas, sitz baths, colonic irrigation and the application of hot and/or cold compresses. Hydrotherapy is effective for treating a wide range of conditions and can easily be used in the home as part of a self-care program. Many Naturopathic Physicians, Physical Therapists and Day Spas use Hydrotherapy as part of treatment.
*Purified water is essential for any hydrotherapy treatment. The section: Remedies for Treating Chlorinated Bath Water, offers clear instructions and recommendations.

Juice Therapy: Juice of parsley, spinach, celery, and pineapple may help to purify the blood. As an alternative, beet root juice can also be used, and is a traditional remedy used in Europe to help treat boils.

Nutritional Supplementation: The following nutrients can all be helpful for treating boils, due to their ability to boost immunity: garlic capsules, kelp, chlorophyll, proteolytic (pancreatic) enzymes (taken on empty stomach two to three times daily away from meals), vitamin A, beta carotene, vitamin E, coenzyme Q10, raw thymus glandular, and zinc.

For boils compounded by chronic emotional stress, also consider adrenal and thymus glandulars, vitamin B5 (1 gram four times daily), and vitamin C (1 gram every hour).

Topical Treatment: Apply a mixture of honey, the oil from vitamins E and A, and zinc oxide to the infected areas. Do this several times a day, up to once per hour. Other effective topical treatments include a poultice of goldenseal root powder paste, hot Epsom salt pack (two tablespoons in one cup water), tea tree oil, or a poultice of one part sesame oil and one part lime juice mixed and applied externally.

Colloidal silver applied topically can also result in marked improvements.

Alternative Professional Care
If your symptoms persist despite the above measures, seek the help of a qualified health professional. The following professional care therapies have all been shown to be useful for treating and relieving the symptoms of boils: Detoxification Therapy, Environmental Medicine, Fasting, Guided Imagery, Magnetic Field Therapy, Naturopathic Medicine, Osteopathy, Oxygen Therapy, and Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Best of health to you

Answer 2

What is the best treatment for a boil?
Most small boils can be readily treated at home. Under ideas circumstances, the treatment should begin as soon as one notices the boil. The earlier the treatment the less likely there will be more complications down the road.

The best treatment for most boils is a heat application. This can be done with hot packs or hot soaks. The heat application will increase the circulation to the area. Additionally it will allow the body to better fight off the infection by calling antibodies and white blood cells to the area of the infection.


If the boil is small and firm it is not recommended to open the area and drain the boil. Even though one might think this will help the pain it may not. However, if the boil has become soft or formed a head, it can than be drained. Once drained, one should feel substantial relief as the pressure has been removed. Many small boils, such as those that form near hairs, often drain on their own without pricking if they are soaked. Occasionally and more often with larger boils, the boil will need to be drained, lanced or "pricked" by a doctor or nurse. The larger boils often contain several pockets of pus that must be individually opened and drained.

Antibiotics are often prescribed to eliminate the accompanying bacterial infection. If there is an infection near the area of the boil the doctor should prescribe antibiotics. However, antibiotics should not be used in every situation. In fact, antibiotics may cause more harm under certain circumstances. It may become difficult to penetrate the outer wall of an abscess well. Additionally they will not cure an abscess without additional lancing and drainage.

Answer 3

You can try placing a warm washcloth on it. Also an anti-inflammatory medication (like Tylenol) can be taken by adults. Possibly your son could take children's Tylenol as that may bring down the inflammation.

Depending on the severity of the infection, he may need to see a doctor. If it is severe, he can get quite sick as the boil is basically releasing poisons into his system. If it doesn't clear up and isn't draining, the doctor may have lance it (after freezing) to release the toxins..

Most simple boils can be treated at home. Ideally, the treatment should begin as soon as a boil is noticed since early treatment may prevent later complications.

The primary treatment for most boils is heat application, usually with hot soaks or hot packs. Heat application increases the circulation to the area and allows the body to better fight off the infection by bringing antibodies and white blood cells to the site of infection.

As long as the boil is small and firm, opening the area and draining the boil is not helpful, even if the area is painful. However, once the boil becomes soft or "forms a head" (that is, a small pustule is noted in the boil), it can be ready to drain. Once drained, pain relief can be dramatic. Most small boils, such as those that form around hairs, drain on their own with soaking. On occasion, and especially with larger boils, the larger boil will need to be drained or "lanced" by a health-care practitioner. Frequently, these larger boils contain several pockets of pus that must be opened and drained.

Antibiotics are often used to eliminate the accompanying bacterial infection. Especially if there is an infection of the surrounding skin, the doctor often prescribes antibiotics. However, antibiotics are not needed in every situation. In fact, antibiotics have difficulty penetrating the outer wall of an abscess well and often will not cure an abscess without additional surgical drainage.

Answer 4

Try Epsom salt warm-hot compress. Take some Epsom salt along with a little Vaseline and hot water mix it up put it on affected area cover w/ band aide or w/ warm was cloth. It may take a few days, but the Epsom salt and warm water applied directly to the boil will pull it to a head. You can pop it like a pimple once it is ready put make sure you get head of it out. They do contain the staphylococcus virus so are contagious if you don't clean the area well after it has been open. Where latex gloves and best of luck. The Vaseline in the mixture is a small amount and simply helps keep the paste together

Answer 5

If you can not find Good Samaritan Salve at your local drug store, than the next best thing is to use Hunt's tomato paste. Cover the boil with the paste as a compress. It will not only relieve the pain but bring the boil to a head.

Answer 6

Unfortunately not much. See, a boil is caused by a bacterial infection, usually staphylococci, or from a foreign object (like splinters) lodged under the skin. What he really needs (and fast) is a good antibiotic, or if needed, a good surgical debridement or incisssion to remove any foreign objects and pus (done only in a clinic). Sorry, but it's best to take him now to a clinic/hospital. This relieves the pain faster and safely.