BOILS
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| Description |
| Boil or furuncle is a
skin disease caused by the inflammation
of hair follicles, thus resulting in the
localized accumulation of pus and dead tissues.
Individual boils can cluster together and
form an interconnected network of boils
called carbuncles. In severe cases, boils
may develop to form abscesses. |
| Root Causes |
- There are many causes of boils. Some
boils can be caused by an ingrown hair.
Some are caused when a localized infection
causes pus and infected material to
collect in the skin or subcutaneous
tissue. Others, such as those of acne,
are caused by plugged sweat glands that
become infected. Skin abscesses may
follow a bacterial infection, commonly
an infection with bacteria called staphylococcus.
- One of the major factors that can
be held responsible for the development
of boils are staphylococcus germs that
make their entry into the body through
sweat glands.
- When the blood becomes toxic owing
to faulty living style and dietic errors,
it tends to give rise to boils.
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| Symptoms |
- Small firm tender red nodule in skin
(early)
- Fluctuant nodule (later)
- Located with hair follicles
- Tender, mildly to moderately painful
- May be single or multiple
- Usually pea-sized, but may be as large
as a golf ball
- Swollen
- Pink or red
- May grow rapidly
- May develop white or yellow centers
(pustules)
- May weep, ooze, crust
- May join together or spread to other
skin areas
- Increasing pain as pus and dead tissue
fills the area
- Decreasing pain as the area drains
- Skin redness or inflammation around
the lesion
- Fever
- Fatigue
- General discomfort, uneasiness, or
malaise
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| Home Remedies |
- Apply the juice of onion or garlic
on the boils, as it helps in evacuating
the pus.
- For boils filled with blood, bitter
gourd acts as the perfect boils home
remedy treatment. Take 1 cup juice of
bitter gourd and add 1 tsp limejuice
to it. Consume this mixture empty stomach
in the morning on a daily basis for
a couple of months and see the magical
results.
- Milk cream is considered valuable
in the treatment of boils. Take 1 teaspoon
of milk cream and add ½ tsp vinegar
and a pinch of turmeric powder to it.
Apply it on the blood filled boils.
- Cumin seeds are beneficial in healing
the boils. Grind the seeds in water
so as to form a paste and then apply
on the boil-affected area.
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| Herbal Products |
| Products |
Dosage |
Purchase |
| Kaishor
Guggulu |
2 Tabs Twice Daily |
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| Surakta
Syrup |
1 Tsp Twice Daily |
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| Tryodashang
Guggulu |
250-500 Mg |
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