Home remedies for boils should have anti-inflammatory, healing and analgesic properties to aid in recovery from injury, but also to relieve symptoms such as pain, swelling and redness. So, some good options are pumpkin, jauába or alteia, for example.
In addition, to help the body respond better to boil infection, it is advisable to have a natural diet consisting of raw foods and fresh fruits and to stop eating fatty foods such as fried foods, cheeses, or meats.
1. Gauze with pumpkin
The pumpkin has excellent emollient and anti-inflammatory properties that help treat the spot and relieve symptoms, especially the pain and redness caused by the boil.
Ingredient
- 50 g of pumpkin
Mode of preparation
Remove the peel from the squash and cook the squash. Then, still warm, place this pulp on a gauze and apply on the boil for 20 minutes, 2 times a day. This pumpkin poultice helps to expel the nucleus from the boil, accelerating recovery.
2. Milk of janaúba
Janaúba's sap has healing and analgesic action that, in addition to helping the skin recover faster, also relieve the pain and discomfort of the boil.
For this, one should place about 9 drops of the janaúba milk / sap in a clean gauze and then apply on the affected site 2 to 3 times a day.
3. Altea tincture
Another excellent option to treat the boil is alteia tincture because this medicinal plant has antimicrobial and healing properties that help in healing.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon of roast roots
- Ethyl alcohol
Method of preparation
Put in a glass container the roots of alteia and cover them with ethyl alcohol. Cover well, store in a cool dry place and let stand until the next day.
Then apply 2 or 3 drops of the alteia tincture on top of the boil, trying to remove the secretion gradually. Repeat this procedure several times a day until the boil disappears. This home boil remedy can be stored and used for up to 2 months.
4. Yam compresses
Yam poultice compresses are excellent for treating this problem, as the yam has anti-inflammatory properties that reduce the inflammation caused by the boil, reducing pain and improving well-being.
Ingredients
- 1 serving of yam
Method of preparation
Grate the required amount of yam to cover the boil. Then put in sterile dressings and cover the boil. Leave to act for 1 hour and then wash with warm water. Repeat the process four times a day.
A good tip is also to include in the diet the yam cooked and seasoned with olive oil and salt. Here are some recipes for using yam.
5. Onion poultice
The onion poultice is great, because the onion is rich in quercetin and sulfur, which eliminate bacteria and decrease inflammation of the boil.
Ingredients
- 1 onion
Method of preparation
Place the grated raw onion in a sterile dressing or gauze and then cover the boil. Leave on for 2 hours and exchange the poultice 2 times a day, until the boil disappears.
6. Lemon tea
Lemon tea is a good home remedy for boil, as well as being rich in vitamin C, which has antioxidant action, it has antiseptic properties that help to extract and dissolve boils.
Ingredients
- 10 g of lime leaves
- 1 lemon
- 1 liter of water
Method of preparation
Put the leaves, water and lemon juice to boil in a pan for 5 minutes. Then let stand for 10 minutes, strain and drink 4 cups of tea per day.
