* Apply the juice of garlic or onion on the boil, externally. It will help ripen the boil, break it down and finally, evacuate the pus.
* Boil ½ cup water and add cornmeal, so as to form a thick paste. Apply the paste, as a poultice, to the boil. Repeat every 1-2 hours.
* Eating two to three pods of garlic, along with meals, has been seen to be helpful in getting rid of boils.
* Ground cumin seeds, along with water, to form a paste. Apply it on the boils, externally.
* Keep tomato slices over the boils. The juice of tomato has been fount to be effective in treating boils.
* Mix Vicks and sugar together. Apply the mixture on the boil and cover it with a band aid.
* Put ½ tsp ground nutmeg into 1 cup of hot water. Drink the decoction on a daily basis.
* Boil an egg and after peeling it, remove the egg white. Whet it smoothly and apply on the boils.
* Put 15 gm of margosa leaves in 500 ml of water and boil it, till the water gets reduced by one-third. Drink the decoction daily.
* Roast a few dry roots of turmeric. Dissolve the ashes in 1 cup water and apply on the boils.
* Soak parsley in boiled water, till the time it gets soft and juicy. When it is comfortably hot, wrap in a clean muslin or linen cloth and apply to the boils, as a poultice.
* Take 1 cup fresh bitter gourd juice and add 1 tsp lime juice. Drink it, sip by sip, on an empty stomach.
* Warm a betel leaf gently, till it becomes soft. Coat it with a layer of castor oil and spread over the inflamed area. Replace after every few hours.
* Eat a balanced diet and indulge in regular exercise. At the same time, keep your body clean and use an herbal soap for bathing.