Herbal Remedy for Abscess

Abscess is the accumulation of pus that develops under the skin of somebody as the reaction of his or her body to infection or to the presence of foreign material. I personally used to suffer from an abscess. I felt that it was very painful and it created a small swollen area. My skin where the abscess developed turned into red and was warm to the touch. The pus that formed or collected in a cavity created by the tissue of our body was part of infectious process. If there is foreign object inside or near the pus area as the cause for the abscess, it has to be removed. If the abscess is not caused by it, the usual treatment is draining the pus. Traditional Remedy for Curing Abscess The indigenous Papuan people in New Guinea use resin from Orchid plant to drain pus from abscess. If we make a closer inspection to an tropical Orchid flower plant, we will see that it has a part which is called pseudo bulb. It is where the plant stores water and nutrients for it to survive when there is no rain. The water and the nutrients collected in the pseudo bulb is thick and sticky. Its viscosity is very high. This substance is used as herbal medicine for the treatment of abscess or boils. To take the medicine from the orchid, first we need to cut one of the pseudo bulbs. Using a sharp knife, we need to peel it off so that the part that contains the sticky medicine will be exposed. Then, with the same knife or other sharp object, we need to scrape it little by little. We will get the resin and fiber of the orchid. If the fiber is too much, we can remove it. How to use the medicine on the abscess Apply the sticky and thick resin on the surface of the skin that suffers from abscess. Some people suggest that the affected area should then be covered with a piece of clean cloth. This herbal medicine from the orchid plant will "suck" the pus out of the abscess. When the pus has been drained, the abscess will dry and the skin will restore itself naturally. It is amazing to see that the beautiful orchid flower from the tropical rainforest has very good medicinal merit for our health. So, it is very important for us to preserve the forest because there are still thousands of species of plants that can be used as herbal medicine that are important for our life.