How to Treat an Abscess With Herbal Remedies

Abscesses form when an infection that includes pus collects in a small space somewhere in the body. Symptoms of an abscess can include swelling, weight loss, fever and chills, pain, fatigue, inflammation, tenderness and loss of appetite. There are many herbs that can be used to treat abscesses and relieve associated pain and discomfort. Here's how to treat an abscess with herbal remedies at home.

Things You'll Need

• Red clover
• Echinacea
• Milk thistle
• Chamomile tea
• Clean white cloth
• Goldenseal
• Sterile gauze
• Tea tree oil
• Cotton ball
• Aloe vera gel
• Calendula or St. John's Wort cream

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Instructions

• 1

  Drink red clover tea daily to cleanse the blood and eliminate bacterial infections in the body, which hastens the healing process.

• 2

  Make a decoction of echinacea by boiling 2 teaspoons of echinacea root and 1 cup of water. Allow it to simmer for 10 minutes and drain. Drink 3 times daily to help rid the body of bacterial infections.

• 3

  Take milk thistle capsules daily to cleanse the liver and bloodstream.

• 4

  Relieve the pain of an abscess by applying a hot compress of chamomile tea. Soak a clean white towel in a strong infusion of chamomile tea and apply to the abscess several times daily.

• 5

  Apply a goldenseal poultice directly to the abscess. Using sterile gauze, apply the goldenseal extract directly to the abscess.

• 6

  Use tea tree oil to treat the abscess. You can mix 4 parts water to 1 part tea tree oil and apply to the abscess 3 times a day. Tea tree oil is a powerful and effective antiseptic that kills bacteria.

• 7

  Rub the abscessed area liberally with cold-pressed aloe vera gel throughout the healing process.

• 8

  Speed up healing of an abscess once it has drained with a cream made with calendula or St. John's Wort oil. Look for it at health food stores.