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Post by snaffle on Jul 27, 2011 20:44:03 GMT -5
Just about the time I think I have all the cactus pricks out of my fingers, I will get another infected (?) sore.
What do YOU use to draw out infection?
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Post by Kit on Jul 27, 2011 20:45:52 GMT -5
espom salt
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Post by Trailpal on Jul 27, 2011 23:09:05 GMT -5
We used to put a chunk of raw bacon fat over it, that would also draw out things like bee stingers.
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Post by Mary Ann on Jul 28, 2011 5:38:27 GMT -5
Trailpal, I bet you had a cool childhood.  |
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Post by snaffle on Jul 28, 2011 6:57:45 GMT -5
My dad used to put the bacon on my bee stings. it never did a thing... really!! Maybe I should buy some bacon today. I put straight 32% hydrogen peroxide on it last night. Ouch. then slathered on Rawleigh Salve and wrapped it over night. I sure have an angry sore this morning. Looks like a red volcano. All of them have done this.  |
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Post by MJ on Jul 28, 2011 7:06:04 GMT -5
What about Linda's potato mix for abcesses, would it work for this?
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Post by Guest on Jul 28, 2011 7:11:37 GMT -5
A warm potato poultice will help. Grate a potato very fine into a microwave safe bowl and warm it in the microwave. Lay a spoonful on the area, cover with a plastic wrap and then with a very warm towel. Then go read or watch TV for a couple of hours, replacing the towel when it gets cold. This is a good link www.healing-from-home-remedies.com/make-a-poultice.html |
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Post by snaffle on Jul 28, 2011 7:23:51 GMT -5
The raw potato poultice crossed my mind.
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Post by Trailpal on Jul 29, 2011 4:40:55 GMT -5
LOL my folks were depression era kids and both the youngest in their families. All the older kids were the "test models"  By the time the youngest kids came along everyone knew what worked. |
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Post by Kala on Jul 29, 2011 14:12:02 GMT -5
Ithomal, the black sauve you use on horses. It works great. I also udt ebsomsalts too but put the ithomal on in between. Ithomal is a human med too but it is much cheaper to get the stuff for horses and it's the same thing.
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Post by cody on Jul 29, 2011 18:18:07 GMT -5
bread milk poultice...... my grandma used to swear by this and it really works. You take a piece of bread and soak it well in warm milk, put it on affected area, and I usually wrap with some saran wrap to contain the mess. Leave it on there as long as ya can.....take it off and almost always the redness and swelling from the area is gone for me. I have also used it for those huge -hard- under- the- skin- pimples- you -cant- get- to- pop that I seem to get about once a year. My dad has used it for the occasional boil on his leg too. simple, cheap, and works! good luck!
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Post by snaffle on Jul 29, 2011 20:55:15 GMT -5
Tonight I am wrapping the last wound in milk and bread. I squeezed and squeezed... just like I have always done with the others... they finally cleard up. this one had a soft white core that I pulled out with a tweezers.  |
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Post by Vandergriff on Jul 25, 2018 7:35:51 GMT -5
Trailpal, I bet you had a cool childhood. Bacon works wonders. Put raw bacon on an infection and go to sleep wake up with no infection. I’ve done it countless times (nail biter who gets infected hangnails) |
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Post by Inagony on Jul 14, 2021 8:59:08 GMT -5
Anyone have any tips for a infected gum from a broken tooth? Dentist is not a possibility rn due to work and no insurance. Salt water swish 4x daily has helped somewhat, but I want this gone!!
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By the time the youngest kids came along everyone knew what worked.
