Preparation For External Use
Poultices
A poultice is a soft, damp mixture applied to part of the body. You can use fresh or dried
herbs as a poultice, placed between two pieces of gauze. When using fresh leaves, stems or
roots, make sure to bruise or crush them first. When using dried herbs, add a little hot water
to the powdered of finally chopped herbs to make a paste to spread over the gauze. Then bind
the gauze poultice to the affected part using a light cotton bandage and keep it warm with a
hot-water bottle. You can use cabbage leaves in this way for painful, arthritic joints or
tender, engorged breasts, while a bran poultice will ease mastitis.
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