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Will Putting A Potato Slice On Your Eye Help Cure A Sty?

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There is an old homeopathic remedy/wive's tale that says applying a raw slice of potato, a poultice of shredded potato, or red potato peel  for 30 minutes several times a day will hasten the healing of a stye (which is an inflammation of a sebaceous gland, often caused by staph bacteria).  Some people swear by it, but I couldn't find any chemistry or medical reason why this would work.  The most common advice for resolving a stye is to apply warm moist compress to the area as many times a day as you can.  This hastens the draining and healing of a stye.  

I've never tried the potato remedy, but have heard a number of people say that it worked for them.
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