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The best home remedies for boils
Effective home remedies for the self-treatment of boils
This article will tell you which home remedies can help with a boil or abscess. A boil is an inflammation of the hair follicle and associated tissue that can occur on almost any hairy body site. However, predilection sites are the inner thigh, chest, neck, armpits and nose. Such inflammation usually occurs when the immune system is already somewhat weakened.
If the affected area is in the face and / or severe pain occurs, a doctor should be consulted promptly to avoid spreading the infection. The same applies if the inflammation has existed for some time and / or has increased over time.
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- Effective home remedies for the self-treatment of boils
- Important measures for a hair follicle inflammation
- First aid with boils: quark wrap and white cabbage
- Compresses and envelopes against the inflammation
- Medicinal plants and herbs with great effect
- Helpful applications from naturopathy
- Schüssler salts against boils
- Natural treatment with homeopathy
- Symptoms: You recognize a boil
- Causes of a boil
- Attention: In these cases you urgently need to see the doctor
Important measures for a hair follicle inflammation
If the boil is not on the face, home remedies can work well. However, if the inflammation has been present for a long time, has spread and / or involves severe pain, it is essential to go to the doctor.
Do not squeeze or squeeze the boil. Because of this, the inflammation can spread quickly and lead to serious complications. (Image: Ocskay Bence / fotolia.com) In general, since the body has to do a great job with every inflammation, a healthy lifestyle is essential. Be aware of a healthy and wholesome diet with plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables, and less animal products. "Refuel" as much fresh air and do sports regularly. If the body's defenses are weakened mainly by emotional stress, stress relief techniques such as yoga or autogenic training help to reduce stress.
Of particular importance is also the hygiene, so after touching the furunculus should be washed hands necessarily. Expressions and squeezing at the affected area should be avoided. Because just when the boil is not yet "ripe", it can trigger a dangerous infection.
First aid with boils: quark wrap and white cabbage
Quark is a well-known home remedy for inflammation. Especially when no pyrex has formed yet and redness and swelling are still in the foreground, a quark wrap can serve well. For this, put some lean quark in a thin cloth and place it on the affected area. When the quark has become warm, the envelope is renewed. The whole procedure should be repeated several times.
Effective first aid with a boil can make white cabbage. In a cabbage leaf, the large rib is removed and the leaf is forged (kneaded and pressed) until juice escapes. After that, it is gently warmed and placed on the boil. This process should be repeated several times.
A good remedy for inflammation of the hair follicle is propolis tincture. Two to three drops of it, applied several times a day, can help. The tincture is available in pharmacies, specialized online shops and partly in herbal shops and drugstores.
Regularly drunk Lapachotee stimulates the immune system and thus helps the immune system in fighting the local pathogenesis.
Compresses and envelopes against the inflammation
Compresses are a great way to treat a boil. It is important to repeat the application several times a day.
Thyme is antiseptic. Two to three drops of a high-quality ethereal thyme oil dripped into a little warm boiled water and soaked in a compress, can accelerate the healing process. Instead of thyme oil, tea tree oil, myrrh oil or rosemary oil can be used as a good alternative.
A healing clay compress reduces the itching and has a positive effect on the healing process. (Image: Heike Rau / fotolia.com) Healing earth is able to bind toxins in the body and then transport them to the outside. The fine powder is mixed with a little boiled water to a pulp, packed in a small cloth and placed on the affected area. This compress can be repeated several times a day. To support the effect, one to two drops of tea tree oil can be added. To mix the earth with Lapachotee instead of water is another variation.
A porridge made from fenugreek seeds, made with a little boiled water, is a great way to get rid of the pus in a boil.
Another poultice consists of some apple cider vinegar mixed with oatmeal. This is applied in the same way as the described healing clay compress.
Chopped onions and garlic, wrapped in a clean cloth or a sterile gauze compress and then applied to the boil, are a bit odor-nuisance but still helpful.
Flaxseed many patients know as a proven home remedy for constipation (constipation). A porridge made from it, put in a bag and placed warm on the affected area, can help to make the pus flow.
Medicinal plants and herbs with great effect
An ancient cure for boils is the "jack of all trades" chamomile. The real chamomile has been known for thousands of years for their medicinal properties and has proven itself in many different areas.
Among other things, it can help with skin and mucous membrane inflammations or be used for colds and flu for inhalations. Internally it comes, for example for abdominal pain, heartburn or as a home remedy for flatulence.
Chamomile tea to treat boils:
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Yarrow is a plant that has astringent and anti-inflammatory properties, making it ideal for the natural treatment of boils.
Instructions for a yarrow compress:
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Yarrow has an anti-inflammatory effect and can therefore be used to treat furuncles naturally. (Image: Birgit Brandlhuber / fotolia) An ancient home remedy is the Kernseifenbad. To do this, add some pure, unperfumed curd soap to boiling hot water and stir until the soap has completely dissolved. Either the affected area is bathed in or used for compresses.
Danger: Kernseife is contraindicated for vacancies.
It is helpful to dab the boar with some brine or to put on a cloth soaked in it.
Healing are made of linings made of stinging nettle tea. For this purpose, a sterile compress or a clean cloth is dipped in warm nettle tea and then brought to the affected area.
Helpful applications from naturopathy
In naturopathic practice, patients, especially those with recurrent boils, are treated holistically. A detailed history to find out the causes of inflammatory skin disease is the basis of the therapy. For example, measures to strengthen the immune system are prescribed, self-care therapy and / or bowel rehabilitation are performed.
Since skin diseases are often associated with an unfavorable diet, sufferers can, for example, detoxify tips on the liver and get instructions for a change in diet.
Schüssler salts against boils
From naturopathy, the Schüssler salts no. 1 Calcium fluoratum in the potency D12, as well as Silicea (# 11) and Calcium sulfuricum (# 12) are each known in the potency D6 for the treatment of furuncles. However, the No. 12 may only be used when the boil has an outflow. Externally, salves based on Schüssler salts no. 1 and no. 11 can be used.
Natural treatment with homeopathy
In the field of classical homeopathy, depending on the stage of development of dermatitis, various remedies may be considered. Myristica sebifera is recommended to accelerate the maturation or emptying of the boil. Ointments and gels with arnica (available at the drugstore and pharmacy) work well against swelling.
For stinging pain Hepar sulfuris can bring relief. Belladonna works against overheating the affected area. The proven home remedies for pimples Sulfur Pentarkan and Silicea help if the pus buildup stubbornly persists and heals badly.
The St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) has a supporting effect on the healing process after the pus tubercle has opened or was opened by the doctor.
Symptoms: You recognize a boil
A boil brings with it the normal inflammatory symptoms, such as redness, swelling and pain. Mostly there is also a purulent plug. A boil can regress on its own without treatment or can empty itself spontaneously. The purulent inflammation, however, can also cause massive pain and spread further. This is called carbuncle.
If a boil on the face occurs, then extreme caution is required. Pathogens could reach the brain if the inflammation is improperly supplied. In no case should be created here even hand. The treatment belongs in the hands of a doctor.
In a boil, the hair follicles and the surrounding tissue are inflamed. (F.C.G./fotolia.com) Causes of a boil
Lack of hygiene, a weakened immune system and the existence of a diabetes disease are among the causes of the development of a boil. Scouring, too tight clothing can also lead to it. In addition, hormone disorders, such as those found in adolescence, contribute to the spread of such inflammation. The responsible pathogens are usually staphylococci.
Attention: In these cases you urgently need to see the doctor
A boil should never be taken lightly. Although the inflammation can develop back itself, it is also possible a spread and associated large-scale infection. In order to prevent this, it is important to visit a physician for longer existing and / or enlarging boils as well as severe pain.
Just then, when the affected area is on the face, the immediate visit to the doctor is unavoidable. It is important to avoid squeezing or squeezing, as this may cause the pathogens to enter nearby veins and shift the inflammation towards the brain. In severe cases this can lead to life-threatening complications such as cause cerebral venous thrombosis or meningitis.
In the doctor's office, depending on the extent, the boar is opened with a scalpel and supplied with antibacterial treatment. Also, the prescription of an antibiotic may be needed.
(sw, nr, updated on 26.8.2016)