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Home remedies for boils
how to treat a large bump on your face
( 3 Mar 2008)
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Natural Treatment for Boils
Boils are red pus covered swelling normally found on your face, but with the possibility of occurring almost anywhere else on your body. There are normally caused by bacteria infecting oil glands. Boils may not be terribly good to look at but they are never dangerous.
Do bear in mind that popping a boil is not advisable as this will end up spreading the infection.
Another possibility could be that the boils visible on your face could actually be acne caused by dandruff. This could easily be tackled by using lemon juice in your scalp 20 minutes prior to a shower Juice of the bitter gourd mixed with some lemon juice and consumed early in the morning on an empty stomach proves very beneficial against boils.
Honey too is an effective remedy and can be used in a variety of ways. One of the best ways to take some warm honey and apply it over the affected areas and this will result in the boil coming head quite quickly. In addition Another remedy that has been found to be quite effective is warm tea compresses. Finally one of the most effective remedies is margosa leaves ground to a fine paste and applied on the boils.
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answered by K C on 3 Mar 2008, 5:29:39
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