Turmeric for Boils: Natural Healing, Anti-Inflammatory & Antimicrobial

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Posted by Richard (New Rochelle, NY) on 03/30/2009
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I'm a 48-year old male and have been getting boils on my upper thighs since about age 14 and they usually follow the same pattern; a small nodule close under the skin turns into a red, hot, angry, painful boil within 3-4 days that can sometimes grow 2 or more inches in width. The pain is intense and walking or sitting is sometimes impossible. The only thing that seems to help me is hot water baths, although about 5 years ago I switched to boxer shorts and the frequency of incidents immediately decreased. Antibiotics never seemed to help and many/all dermatologists left me without answers.

Based on the advice of this site, this time I tried turmeric pills. A large bottle was about $25, but that seems like a small price to pay given the pain these boils can inflict. I started taking 4/day and within a week reduced to 1/day.

The nodule never materialized into a boil. Maybe this would have happened anyway. Maybe it's coincidence, but a long-standing pattern was broken. It's been a week and sometimes the boil will re-materialize but so far it hasn't.

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Posted by Nic (Athens, Greece) on 03/30/2009
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Hi all.

I have tried some of the home remedies I found here and elsewhere, and especially the ACV + honey helped me. But the turmeric is the best remedy, it's simply the answer to my prayers. I too wonder why doctors don't say to people that there are home remedies that cure boils and related infections. And I too had been having boils for the last five or six years and was taking antibiotics using ointments and even had them lanced to no purpose. I managed to stay a year away from antibiotics with the help of garlic and warm compresses, but a new one appeared and found your site and followed your advices. I bought turmeric a few weeks ago. I want to say a big thank you this is a great site and the home remedies WORK, especially the turmeric powder and the ACV+honey.

Last but not least, most of the boils appear when it rains, right now in Athens we have dust from the Sahara desert which is one of the most polluted regions, it started spreading in the atmosphere in Feb and in Feb it rained and got this new boil. So toxic rain, chemical substances in the atmosphere have also something to do with boils.

To all of you who suffer from these problems, believe us, these remedies work and you will feel better and healthier.
Cheers

Replied by Katerina
(Athens, Greece)
04/16/2009

Hello Nic, Where did you find tumeric in Athens ? Did you ask for tumeric or there is another name for it in Greece?

Replied by Nic
(Athens, Greece)
04/17/2009

Hi Katerina, it's kourkoumas or kourkoumi in Greek, another name is chrysoriza, I found a nice shop where I live and they are selling spices, coffee, herbs, etc, and ordered it. They brought it a week later. There are shops I think in Euripidou street downtown, but I don't know about the quality there.

Replied by Michelle
(Ojai, Ca)
04/30/2010

I am now interested (and anxious!) in trying the turmeric remedy. I have had a boil on the middle of my forehead, right between my eyes now for over 4 weeks. I have been using slices of potato on it now for a few weeks which has kept the swelling down but it still is there, purple and with a hard nodule in it(never do I see puss in it). Yesterday I noticed that it is going back to getting bigger again and I am at my wits end. I have used lavender oils, hot compresses, aloe, salves and even antibiotics but yet here I sit, still highly embarrassed by it and completely frustrated. So I went searching for more remedies and found this site.

I would like to know though is just how much of turmeric that I should be taking daily and when should I up the dose? Also should I be using a topical on it as well at the same time?

I appreciate anyone's help with this, it's already horrible to get a boil on your body, never mind one that is right there on your face for all to stare at :(.....

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Posted by Jennifer (Boston, MA) on 03/17/2009
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I have suffered with horribly painful abscesses/boils in my genital area for years. They generally progress very slowly and painfully, never forming a head, and have always required a miserable trip to the doctor to be lanced. I recently got one shortly before I went on vacation. I had been applying hot compresses to it for a couple of days with no success. The night before I left for the trip, I was in so much pain and desperate for a remedy so that I wouldn't have to deal with the problem on my vacation. After reading this website, I did two things. In the late afternoon, I drank one teaspoon of turmeric in a half a glass of warm water (tasted disgusting, but I did it anyway). I drank the same concoction right before bed. I also made a paste of turmeric and a little bit of water and applied it to the abscess directly. I left it on for a couple of hours and then rinsed it off before I went to bed. I woke up early the next morning and the abscess had painlessly broken the surface of the skin and drained on its own as I slept. I considered it a miracle -- I was so happy. I drank one more glass of turmeric and water that morning just to play it safe, and it never bothered me again. If I ever get one again, I am using this remedy at the first sign of it! Thank you, thank you, thank you Earth Clinic!

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Posted by Marcella (Richmond, Virginia) on 02/25/2009
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I've had a life of great skin. That is, until now. I'm 23 and just had my second outbreak of boils. The first outbreak was 2 months ago and I just thought they were ingrown hairs, or irritation due to my use of baking soda as a natural deodorant (which could still be the case). My outbreak was ferocious this past month during my period. I had about 7 large lumps and 3 boils that tried coming to a head. I found Earth Clinic and immediately bought Tumeric pills (450mg) and started taking 3 at each meal. I did notice the swelling go down, but my biggest boil still hurt. I went to the store and bought the powder and followed the directions 1 tsp 3 times a day and WOW! My boils are diminishing right before my eyes! I did use tea tree oil last night and today and my big boil is losing its power! I have been using Dial soap only under my arms to better cleanse the area. I am so thankful for natural remedies, although beware that baking soda might just cause a block-up which will lead to boils!

EC: From our experience too, cheap turmeric powder does appear to be more potent than expensive capsules bought in a health food store!!

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Posted by Ann (New Haven, CT) on 02/16/2009
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Once a month with my cycle, I noticed I would get a huge quarter shape boil somewhere on my upper thigh. After three month of compresses and squeezing I decided to try the turmeric. I mixed 1/2 teaspoon of tumenic in 6 ounces of cold water. I dabbed a cotton ball with the mixture and used a bandaid to directly place the soaked cotton ball on the boil. I then drank the remaining mixture. The taste wasn't too bad. I will warn you that the orange color of the turmenic acts like a dye and it turned my nice white pj.s orange in the spot where my pj's rubbed against the bandaid. I did this for two days. On the third day I noticed that the boil reduced to half its size and started to slightly drain. Of course I tried squeezing it to rush its progress but it didn't help. I then forgot about the boil and didn't think about it for about a month. I tried to locate the boil but couldn't find any remnant of it. I was AMAZED. It was completely gone. The area was smooth and I couldn't feel any remnants of it underneath the skin. Turmenic had done it's magic. Thank you everyone for your suggestions!

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Posted by Stan (San Francisco, CA, USA) on 02/11/2009
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Turmeric cured two boils on my left arm before they erupted. After they appeared I went to your site in search of homeopathic spider anti-venom. There I found your reference to the common error of mistaking boils for spider bites. After just one week of following your suggested regimen of one teaspoon of turmeric dissolved in warm water, three times a day, my spider bites turned boils had all but disappeared without ever breaking the surface of the skin. Just as a precaution I kept Neosporin ointment applied to the locations under bandages, which I changed daily.

Kudos to your remedy and for your skeptical readers, I can say that this really works! Thanks...

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Posted by CeCe (Miami, Fl) on 02/04/2009
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Ok I so I got my first boil about 4 years ago I was like 16 and I had went to the doctor, he said my hair follicle was infected and gave me some medicine. It didnt work a week later I had another one along with the one I went to the doctor with. My mom had did some research and had me trying everything on them like onion, iodine, and ickthemal (wrong spelling) she actually even made some tumeric tea for me but i didnt want it becaus it tasted disgusting. I kept getting boils (proabably over 30) until I went to another doctor and he gave me a VERY expensive medicine that cured it.

Anyway 4 years later I'm living on my own and got a boil...I freaked out but hoped maybe it was just one and they weren't going to keep happening. Well I was wrong 2 days later another one popped up. I didn't have the money for the medicine so I started looking online for cures...I came accross this site and that night I made my self turmeric tea and applied it to the boils in a paste and covered it up. honestly it made it feel better but it didn't drain any faster. Still having hope for it I went to pick up some turmeric capsles. I was happy to see they were only 3 dollars for 50 capsles. So I started taking 2 everyday (like it said on the bottle) And didn't get one for a whole month. I decided to start skipping days and do it every other day and still no boils. About 4 months later everyday I feel my body and make sure theres no signs of boils starting. Any little bump and I take 2 pills each day for 2 days in a row and its gone. This stuff is a miracle Im so happy I found it!! I wish I could tell everyone who ever had a boil about it!!!!

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Posted by Amy (East Texas, Texas) on 02/03/2009
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I have been suffering from boils inside my nose!!! Talk about nasty!!! My whole face swells. Causes Migraines, the whole nine yards. Turmeric has been a god send. I take 5 capsules when I feel it comimg on 3 times a day and also make a paste and rub it on with a q-tip. But for the life of me, why the inside of my nose? This is my fourth one in two months so I think I may take Turmeric daily to head the little jewels off.

EC: Judith from Lansing, Iowa just wrote in about boils in the nose: https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/MRSA.html#MR_22007

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Posted by Richa (New Delhi, India) on 01/22/2009
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Turmeric cured my boil. I had my first boil in years. It was angry and painful.I was worried sick that it'd never heal so i scoured the internet for treatment. I found the "take turmeric internally" suggestion on your website. So i dissolved turmeric in warm water as suggested and tried to drink. But it tasted so awfull that even the burning pain in my boil could not convince me to swallow the concoction! If turmeric is what the evil boil needs, so it will have...this is what i thought and came up with this:

In a mug-full of hot water i added 1 tsp turmeric powder. Applied warm water heat to the boil using a cloth. Did this three times a day. And on the fourth day my boil drained without warning and without any pain!

I feel so relieved and elated.

P.S. I am from India and turmeric is readily available in all forms. I used the normal turmeric powder from the store.

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Posted by Paul (Sydney, NSW, Australia) on 01/21/2009
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Groin Cyst / Boil Cure: I scoured the web for solutions and testimonials for my wife's very painful groin cyst. I found the stories about Tumeric (and many other alternatives) and I suggested she try it. She took a teaspoon in warm water each day over a couple of days and it was completely gone! No trace. We were both so amazed and inspired there are simple solutions around for such problems!

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Posted by Dee (Sunshine, FL) on 01/17/2009
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Turmeric brought my boil to a head in 3 days:

I was kinds skeptical about buying Turmeric, but I will be darn! This stuff brought my painful recurring boils to a head in 3 days. I followed the instructions from the site, had my husband stop by the local Publix and pick me up some around $4.00. I took it with Apple Juice after sampling it by itself (YUCK).

I took it internally and applied it externally overnight. The next morning, I woke up, it was oozing pus, blood, and clear liquids. WHOO HOO! I had been in pain for 2 days already. This hasn't kept me from outbreaks but it does help slow them down.

Thank you to all that post on this site. I saved me from yet ANOTHER visit to the doctor.

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Posted by Kathi (New Brunswick, NJ) on 01/15/2009
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Thank you Earth Clinic! I tried out the turmeric cure for boils--since I don't mind the taste I mixed ~1/4 tsp turmeric powder into a couple bites of food (oatmeal in the morning, cole-slaw, tomato juice, etc.) 3 times per day for two days. I also applied a paste of turmeric powder and neosporin directly to the boil. The turmeric quickly got rid of a genital boil.

I also want to report an unexpected benefit from the turmeric. I have been suffering from insomnia for about two years, and have tried many things, both conventional medicine and alternative cures I've read about on this site. ACV or ACV + baking soda, vitamin D, coconut oil, raw garlic, lemon or lime juice, cognitive behavioral therapy, blue light therapy, and 1/2-2 mg lunesta taken on occasion have all helped somewhat. But esp. in the winter and/or around my menstrual period or when travelling I have continued to have real trouble both falling and staying asleep. One night last year I did a sleep study at a local clinic, and they recorded me being awake for the entire night. They had no suggestions for how to fix my problem, since I don't have sleep apnea. Diagnosis: insomnia related to perimenopause.

The genital boil appeared just before my menstrual period (the usual time for it to appear), which is also the time of the month I begin to have the most trouble with sleeping. BUT, after using turmeric, I've been able have restful sleeps--DURING MY PERIOD!!!--three nights in a row now. This is a true miracle. I'm going to keep using the turmeric (maybe I'll buy some capsules, will carefully inspect for extra ingredients).

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Posted by Lynne (Elizabeth City, North Carolina) on 01/09/2009
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Turmeric works really well for boils.

Shortly after having surgery last year, I started having reoccuring boils. I went to the doctor and they gave me one of the strongest antibiotics there is. It made me sicker than I was before I took it. I went back and they put me on other antibodies that worked but it took about two weeks to see results. The boils reoccured and I knew I had to do something different.

While searching this site I saw the article about using Turmeric. I tried it and it worked. First, I put about two spoonfuls in yougurt and ate it that way. It worked but my mouth was a dark orange. While at the health food store I saw some empty gelatin capsules and came up with the idea to make my own capsules of turmeric only. The capsules in the store was twenty dollars. Making my own capsules worked very well for me. Every time they start to reoccur I take about 5 capsules 3 times a day and within two days I am free from the boils.

Eating right and keeping your stress levels low helps also. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION ABOUT TURMERIC. It is the new wonder spice. Thanks also for the site. I am a big believer in wholistic living.

Replied by Shawn
(Shreveport, LA, USA)
01/27/2009

Lynne, your story sounds just like mine. Shortly after surgery, I have started developing boils. I drank the tsp. of turmeric in 1/2 cup water and the boil came to a head and ruptured. Thanks for the capsule tip. Do you know how much you should take for maintenance dose? I never want another one of these horrible things.

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Posted by Celia (Westchester, NY) on 01/09/2009
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Tumeric really works - no two ways about it! I was truly amazed, and had used tumeric in the past with great success. I noticed my boils on my mons returned pending 'that time of the month' and after a night of drinking. Any connection? Of course.

The boils were so painful, extremely swollen it made it nearly immpossible to walk. They were over an inch in size, I was besides myself, and then remembered tumeric. Took two that afternoon and took another two that night, and by morning, one had already broke on its own and started to drain. Relief was in sight!

I will try the 'core' pulling thing with a pop bottle - in the future should I need to, since obviously the core is still in there. But it is a nice relief to be able to sit, walk, jump or do anything with glee. I will make sure to take one capsule a day for the rest of my life... it's as simply as that!

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Posted by Terri (Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA) on 01/09/2009
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TURMERIC is the best remedy I have found to heal my boils. Found this site 2 weeks ago and it is the best for alternative cures. I am 55 y/o and have suffered from boils/cysts since I was 2 y/o, after a long stay in the hospital. Usually the boils would appear in the most private ares and all manner of ointments, doctors, antibiotics, hot compresses, squeezing, homemade ointments nothing has worked as well as TURMERIC. I had the largest boils I have ever had in my life right in the middle of my upper back they were the size of two extra large eggs and the most painful I had ever experienced and in a spot that was very hard to reach. So they remained coming and going for about two years. This time they came back with a vengeance I could not endure any clothing to touch them. I found this site read the comments on turmeric. I went to the grocery store bought turmeric powder took a heaping spoonful 3x a day AWEEEEEEE!! with a large glass of water and made a paste with warm water, On day two I woke up to the stink of pus that was running down my back the amount of which was mind boggling to me. I continued the turmeric paste and drink two more days by then a scab was on the boils and the pain was reduced. I ordered turmeric capsules. I take 2 caps three times a day. The boils are now small humps the position they are in did not allow for me to remove the cores so I hope they don't cone back. What's up with this core thing because even though I have removed the cores in the past they would still come back many times in the same place or area? I will take Turmeric for the rest of my life. Thanks to Earth Clinic and the people who helped to make it great, Thank you all.