I had boils infrequently until I had my second child at the age of thirty. Then I began getting carbuncles. Boils that are connected under the skin by a network of tunnels. For the last five years I have worked with my doctor taking a plethora of antibiotics for long, long periods of time.
My mother suggested that possibly we all have an overgrowth of candida in our bodies and that taking goldenseal and pau d'arco would get the candida under control so that my body could overcome the carbuncles that fluctuated in severity although never went away. I began taking two goldenseal capsules (the root, 1080mg) and one pau d'arco (1010mg, it also has calcium in the one I bought) twice a day. Once in the morning and once in the evening. I had about six carbuncles (or boils) six days ago and now there are only two. This regimen has shown the best improvement for me. I am begining to have hope. I am going to continue the regimen until they are completely gone and I will write again in a week.