Homeopathic Medicine And Remedies for Boils: Hair follicle are the organ found under the skin from where hairs comes out. When we see the structure of hair follicle then we found that there is one hair that comes out from middle portion of the hair follicle. In the left and right side of the hair there are some glands such as sebaceous gland and sweat glands from where sweats comes out. When these hairs falls or comes out from the hair follicle and at the same time the opening of the hair follicle gets closed then due to sweating and bacterial growth the hair follicle become infected. Due to this infection it get filled with serum and results in cyst formation which is known as boil.

Causes of the boils

As discussed above due to bacterial infection mostly staphylococcus and streptococcus.

( # Boil also known as skin Abscess is a collection of WBCs, Bacteria and proteins)

Boils are mainly found in the person with low immunity. If any person is suffering from diabetes, HIV then the chances of boils increases.

If any person eats more spices, fats and oil or the person is fatty person then also there is more chances of boils.

Sign and symptoms of boils

In the initial phase the boil is red and the patient suffers for severe pain and after 6 to 12 hours the redness changes into yellow color and get filled with the serum and form cyst.

The sign of inflammation and pain, swelling and redness. There is sensation of heat.

At that place where boils appears the function of skin is lost at that place. You feel pain on touching.

When it get filled with more serum and we drain out the serum then it result into a vacant space and leave a dark spot on the skin. The skin of that place get burned. Slowly it get cured but it leaves a dark spot at that place. Before the appearance of boil the person may suffers from fever, headache and body pain.

If you are interested in homeopathy then you have to study B.H.M.S but if you have to cure Boil then you have to understand B.H.M.S which stands for

• B – Belladonna
• H – Hepar sulph
• M – Merc sol
• S – Silicea

These four medicine are very effective in the case of Boils . Starting from the Belladonna

Belladonna – 30 CH potency in the starting phase of Boils when there is more pain redness and sensation of heat at that place then in the case of these three symptoms of inflammation this medicine is very effective. If you take Belladonna in the initial phase of boils then it does not spread more. Its dose should be 2 drops 4 to 5 times a day.

Hepar Sulph

It is very effective and can be taken in the two ways

1. In low potency

If you have little serum and you have to drain it out without any pain then this can be taken in 6 CH potency 2 drops in every 2 hours for 2 days.

2. In higher potency

200 CH – 2 drops – 3 times a day. If the serum comes out from it then clean it with calendula officinalis.

Merc sol

In the intermediate condition when little serum and some pain is felt then Merc sol is the effective medicine. If Belladonna is not working then also Merc sol can be taken. Dose – 30 CH potency – 2 drops 3 times a day

Silicea

In the severe condition when serum is not coming out and there is more pain then in that case we can use Silicea. Dose should be in 200 CH potency.

It is effective in draining out the serum. In homeopathy Silicea is known as the surgeon’s knife. Like at the evening and in the night if we take this then the serum comes out from the cyst in the next morning and after this there is no role of Silicea.

If you suffers from boils again and again or after every 15 days then Arsenic Album is very effective. Its dose should be in 30 CH potency.

If you suffers from the problem of recurrent Boils and slight heat comes from it for 1 month then you have to take Arsenic Album in 30 CH potency 3 time a day and Hepar sulph in 200 CH potency 2 times a day for 1 month then it will slowly cure boils.

Blood purifier should be taken and reckeweg r 60 is one of the effective purifier. It should be taken for 3 to 4 months.

Homeopathic Medicine For Boils

Arnica mont. (Four times a day): Tendency to small boils which are painful. One boil is cured, when the other comes out. The boils come out in crops. Similarly, boils come in crops in Gunpowder also.

Belladonna (Four times a day): Throbbing, painful boils with redness. It should be used in the beginning.

Beilis per. (Four times a day): Boils all over. They are sore and painful with swelling.

Calcarea pic. 3x (Four times a day): A very good remedy for chronic and recurring boils specially when situated on the coccyx, auditory canal and eyelids (styes).

Gunpowder 3x, Echinecea Q (Four times a day): Either of these remedies may be given when boils resists other treatment. Both the remedies are antiseptic and blood purificants respectively. Gunpowder works better when there are crops of boils.

Hepar Sulphuris (Four times a day): Suppurative boils.

Lappa (Four times a day): Use it when a crop of boils or boil-like eruptions follow each other.

Sepia (One dose only): Boils in children.

Thuja occ. 200 (One dose only) Repeat once a week: Crops of boils on face, neck and nose. Give one dose a week.

Tuberculinum 1M (One dose only) Repeat once a month: Crops of small boils, very painful, successively appear on the nose. The pus is green and foul smelling.

When dealing with boils, it presents a challenge to distinguish between the medications Hepar sulfur and Silicea due to their striking similarities. Both medications share commonalities, such as the presence of dirty skin around the boils and a continuous oozing of pus, along with a sensation of thorns pricking the throat. While the intensity of the throat prickling is more pronounced in Hepar, both medications exhibit a tendency for even the slightest injury to become inflamed, accompanied by a sensation of cold. However, beyond these shared characteristics, the symptoms of Hepar sulfur and Silicea diverge, highlighting the need for careful consideration when selecting the appropriate medication.

Hepar sulfur tends to find comfort in hot and humid conditions, while Silicea becomes agitated in humid weather. Despite both experiencing excessive sweating, Silicea patients tend to sweat excessively on the head during the night and exhibit foul-smelling sweat on the feet. In contrast, Hepar sulfur’s sweat has a sour odor, and the patient sweats throughout both day and night. The pus associated with Hepar sulfur is characterized by being dirty and cream-colored, whereas Silicea’s pus is thin and may be mixed with a light amount of blood. It is crucial to note that in the treatment of boils, the initial stage typically involves administering Hepar, followed by Silicea.

The sensitivity to touch observed in Hepar is not a characteristic of Silicea. It’s essential to adhere to the sequence of Merc, Hepar, Silicea in the treatment process. If Merc has already been administered for a boil, Silicea should not follow it. Silicea becomes ineffective while the effects of Merc persist, leading to complications. In such instances, Hepar is recommended after Merc, and Silicea can be considered following Hepar because Hepar complements Merc effectively. Therefore, in the treatment of boils, the prescribed order of medicines should be Merc, Hepar, Silicea.