Boils

Symptoms: A Painful, Red Bump that Starts Out Small and Can Enlarge to More than 2 Inches (5 Centimeters), Reddish or Purplish, Swollen Skin Around the Bump, An Increase in the Size of the Bump Over a Few Days as it Fills With Pus, Development of a Yellow-White Tip that Eventually Ruptures and Allows the Pus to Drain Out.

Medicines: Scientific Name: Fagopyrum acutatum (Lehm.) Mansf. ex K.Hammer, Local Name: Sohbyrthit lieh, Sla jarain, Jatangphor, Jatang pnor

Definition:

A boil is a painful, pus-filled bump that forms under the skin when bacteria infect and inflame one or more of the hair follicles. A carbuncle is a cluster of boils that form a connected area of infection under the skin.

Boils (furuncles) usually start as reddish or purplish, tender bumps. The bumps quickly fill with pus, growing larger and more painful until they rupture and drain. Areas most likely to be affected are the face, back of the neck, armpits, thighs and buttocks.

Theme: Traditional Treatment- Communicable Diseases

Sub Theme: Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)