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A bacterium called Staphylococcus leads to the skin infection called as boils. In this disease, the hair follicles of the skin are badly infected. Boils can either last for some time or can be acute; however, it depends on how they are treated.
Boils are basically tender and soft swellings on the skin which are filled with pus, and are surrounded by areas deep red in colour. If the boils take form of acute disease, remember that this is only the result of local infections which are treated with less effective local applications. The acute boils take a lot of time for treatment and cause permanent infections of the skin.
One of the most effective home remedies for boils include the use of onions and garlic. The juice of ripe onions or garlic is applied on the affected area; this not only ripens the boils but also breaks them and causes the pus to expel. If the juice of both onions and garlic is taken in mixed form and same quantities, the results can prove quite beneficial for the treatment of boils.
For the treatment of boils, which are filled with blood and pus, bitter gourd can turn to be quite effective. For the treatment of boils, a cup full of the juice of bitter gourd is mixed with one tea spoon of lemon juice and it is taken on empty stomach on regular basis till the boils are cured.
It is suggested that the cream of milk is a natural remedy for treatment of boils. One of the good poultices as homemade remedy for boils is made by mixing one teaspoon of vinegar with one teaspoon of cream of milk with a small quantity of turmeric in powdered form. This mixture helps to cure boils by causing the blood cells to ripen and does not let them become infected anymore.
Other General Boils Kitchen Remedies
One of the valuable natural remedies for boils lies in the use of betel leaves. For this, betel leaves are warmed to make them soft. Then they are covered with a thin layer of castor oil. The oily leaf is then spread over the infected area. The leaves are then replaced after every hour. When the leaves are applied on the affected area for few times, the boils will gradually rupture and all the poisonous material will come out.
Cumin seeds are well known for treating boils. The seeds of cumin are finely grounded in water to create a form of paste. This paste is then applied on the affected area to cure boils; the results are quick.
The leaves of margosa are known to be effective for the treatment of boils. The leaves can be given the form of a decoction. For the preparation of decoction, fifteen grams of margosa leaves are boiled in about five hundred millilitres of water until the volume of water is left up to one third. This is one of the good home made remedies for the treatment of boils.
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