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She also mentioned that I might try turmeric (yes, its the seasoning sometimes associated with curry).  It is also supposed to be a pain reliever (however, I'd already ruled this one out due to its documented interaction with blood thinner medication).  Interestingly enough, it appears that turmeric is more readily absorbed by the human body if it is used in conjunction with pepper.  So curry up everyone!!!

Turmeric is a well known pain reliever and is also good for use a blood cleanser, removing toxins form the body.

My boss at work is a black gal. She has had problems since her teen years with boils in her armpit area that usually pop-up turning her monthly cycle. So severe she was getting them lanced/drained on a regular basis. Doctor tried all the conventional medicines and even put her on some steroid stuff which had nasty side effects and made her sicker than hell.

  I talked to my good friend who a Licensed Acupuncturist/Herbalist out in LA.
He was sure there was a herbal treatment for boils. I did some Googling and found out that for centuries Turmeric has been used for this, both ingested and made into a paste and put on the boil/cut to ease the pain and draw out the infection.

She went to health food store and bought some Turmeric pills in the dosage the web site recommended.
That was over a year ago and she hasn't had a boil since! Ya, I know where's the double-blind study.
All she knows and cares about is that she's boil free and the Turmeric has no side effects other than a new strange craving for curry. ;D