Home remedy for Boils

People refer to tender, red lumps that may ooze pus as boils. A single boil may be a ruptured cyst or a small abscess. Most boils can be treated by "incision and drainage", a minor surgical procedure to open the boil and to drain the pus.

Home remedy for boils #1

Mix a little bit of baking soda and water together then put it all over your boil for about 30 minutes. The boil should be gone or it should be down.

Home remedy for boils #2

Mix a small amount of flour and vinegar to make a thick paste. Place the paste on the boil overnight and wrap it with gauze. Overnight the paste will harden like a cast. Upon removing the bandage in the morning, the head of the boil should come out.

Home remedy for boils #3

Peel a banana (preferably a ripe banana). Place banana peel on your boil and leave it there for as long as you can, overnight is suggested. When you wake up in the morning your boil will have drained on its own.

Home remedy for boils #4

Cut little slivers of potato or onion and apply to the affected boil and cover. Change four times a day. It will bring your boil to a head and get all of the pus out. It also helps relieve the pain.