apply lemon juice

secure 1/2 warm onion(centre layer removed, making a dome)over the boil

apply cabbage leaf as a poultice by inserting it in water then placing on area. Keeping it in place with a bandage. When leaf dries out, replace with new one

apply roasted pumpkin as hot as possible as a poultice

make a poultice from a paste of equal parts of baker's yeast & slippery elm powder to assist with drawing of boils

gum boils- a fig, warmed in the oven as hot as can be tolerated, split & apply to affected area

make a tea with 4 tablespoons of chamomile tea to 500ml of boiling water. Mix with fuller's earth to make a thick paste & apply