Boils

Causes of Boils:

• Chronic constipation
• High Pitta in the blood
• Toxicity in the liver
• Possible sign of diabetes (especially if boils are happening repeatedly)

Solutions recommended:

Application options for the affected area:

• Paste of neem powder made by mixing the powder with little warm water.
• Neem oil
• Wash with cool triphla tea made by boiling 1 tsp of triphla in 1 cup of water and letting it cool. 
• Paste made by ½ tsp of sandalwood and ½ tsp of turmeric powder in warm water.

In case, the cause is possible diabetes or the case of family history of diabetes along with you getting repeated boils:

• Take ½ tsp of neem, turmeric and kutki in 2:2:1 ratio twice or thrice a day with warm water till the boils disappear. 

In case the cause is chronic constipation:

• Practice basti
• Take ½ tsp of amalki or triphla at night with warm water. You can continue taking this in long term as a health tonic.
• You can also take triphla tea made by steeping ½ tsp of triphla powder in a cup of boiling hot water for 5-10 minutes.

In case the cause is liver problems:

Possible indication of this can be that the boil is inflamed, raised and red.

• Take 2 tsp of aloe vera gel 3 times a day.
• Take ½ tsp of shanka pushpi, kutki, gulwel sattva in 24:16:1 ratio thrice a day with warm water.

References:

Primary Reference: The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies - Vasant Lad - Part 3 - Pg 148-149