cataplasm
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If peeled and pounded in a mortar, uncooked Potatoes applied cold make a very soothing cataplasm to parts that have been scalded, or burnt.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas
It will be easier to bear than the cataplasm I should have given you, had your apprehensions been well founded.
From Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire by Ainsworth, William Harrison
Make a cataplasm of bean meal and salad oil, and lay it to the place afflicted.
Treatment.—At the onset complete rest should be provided and the local application of some good cataplasm is in order.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
A Water-cress cataplasm applied cold in a single layer, and with a pinch of salt sprinkled thereupon makes a most useful poultice to heal foul scrofulous ulcers; and will also help to resolve glandular swellings.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas
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