Hi All...

I've not posted here at the Iodine supplementation forum before. I have been lurking here for awhile researching Iodine use. May have some questions later...

I had to reply to the use of a potato to bring a boil to a head.

My Granny told me of this many, many years ago and I have never seen it fail to work. I just recently had a boil on the upper left side of my abdomen and used the potato. Brought the boil to a head to where I was able to keep it clean and draining...

My Granny also said that one could use bread and butter to achieve the same results. You take a small piece of bread lightly coat it with butter, then chew it up till it becomes really mushy, place over the boil and cover with a band aid. Do this twice a day until the boil pops open. This is similar to what prism posted.

Good luck on the healing...

~~Ailsa

edit: the boil was on my upper 'right' side of my ab....

where the H ya been, El, Tigre? :) Nice to *see* you!

:-)

We could have dinner while waiting for the boil to come to a head!

When I used the word "pop", it was not in the sense that I would forcibly cause the boil to pop. Actually the bread/potato will bring the boil to a head and it will actually pop open on its own.

Granted healing from the inside is great but getting that junk out and eliminating the pressure and pain feels so good. I know as I had a boil come up on the upper right side of my abdomen, around the top of my rib cage, in July this year. Everything that touched it hurt, badly. The boil was raised, red and very inflamed. I used my Granny's trusted potato remedy and within a day it had come to a head, popped open and started draining. I kept it opened by flushing with betadine using a small syringe. Eventually it got smaller and has healed up, though I still have a faint reddish/purplish place on my skin that I hope will continue fading.

I think that I read here that someone mentioned putting Epsom Salts on a boil also. I've never done that for myself before put I feel that it would work as I have used a hot Epsom Salts soak to bring an abscess to the surface with horses hooves. Works very well in this respect...

~~Ailsa

The old folks call ichthammol "drawin salve"!!! :-)

Works too!

~~Ailsa