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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Charcoal Poultice

Charcoal poultice herbal medications and treatments for abscesses / boils:
  • Chop or powder charcoal, then wet with water and wrap in a handkerchief or a clean piece of cloth.
  • Apply directly as poultice, 2 times a day.

Elumea, Ngaicamphor, Sambong

Elumea / Ngaicamphor leaves poultice (sambong in tagalog) herbal medications.

Treatments for Abscesses and Boils:
  • Chop 5 fresh leaves.
  • Apply directly as poultice on abscesses or boil, 2 times a day.

Elumea / Ngaicamphor leaves only herbal medications and treatments for acute / chronic cystitis:
  • Boil 1cup of chopped fresh leaves in 2 glasses of water for 15 minutes.
Dosage:
     Adults: 1/2 cup, 3 times a day.
     Children: (2-6 yrs.) 2 tablespoons, 3 times a day.
                    (7-12 yrs.) 1/4 cup, 3 times a day.

    Jack Fruit, Langka

    Jack fruit juice or sap "milky juice from the tree trunk" compress (langka in tagalog) herbal medications.

    Treatments for Abscesses and Boils:
    • Get the milky juice from the trunk mix with a little vinegar.
    • Warm the mixture and use it for hot compress. Use small pieces of clean cloth or gauze as compress. Apply for 20 minutes, 2 time a day.

    China rose, Hibiscus, Gumamela

    China rose / Hibiscus leaves and flowers poultice (gumamela in tagalog) herbal medications.

    Treatments for Abscesses and Boils:
    • Chop five leaves and two flowers.
    • Apply directly on abscesses or boil as poultice, 2 times a day.

    Marigold, Amarillo

    Marigold leaves poultice (amarillo in tagalog) herbal medications.

    Treatments for Abscesses and Boils:
    • Crush 2 leaves.
    • Apply as poultice, 2 times a day.

    Malabar Night Shade, Alugbati

    Malabar leaves poultice (Alugbati in tagalog) herbal medications.

    Treatments for Abscesses and Boils:
    • Crush 2 leaves.
    • Apply as poultice, 2 times a day.

    Abscesses and Boils

              An abscess is the center of a suppuration or pus collected within a tissue. A boil is a furuncle. Boils and abscesses are characterized by pain., heat and swelling.

    Water Treatments:
         1.   Hot compress for 30 minutes, 2 times a day until the abscesses or boil has ripened area.
         2.   Hot sitz bath for 30 minutes, 2 times a day if abscesses or boil is on or around the rectal and perineal area.