Poultices and Compresses

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Poultices and Compresses

 

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Poultice: This herbal preparation is a soft, semi-liquid mass made of

some cohesive substance mixed with water, vinegar or other substances,

and used for supplying heat and moisture to an area, or to act as a

local stimulant.

 

Have the herbs ground or granulated. When using fine

powder, just use enough moisture to make a thick paste; and when using

the granulated form, a thick paste may be made with a mixture of water

and organic cornmeal (or flaxseed meal). If fresh green leaves are used, simply

heat, bruise, triturate or chop them up finely, and apply to the

affected parts.

 

Poultices are excellent for enlarged or inflamed glands

(neck, breast, groin, prostate, etc.), and also for eruptions, boils,

carbuncles, and abscesses. A simple ripening or suppuration poultice is

made as follows: prepare a soft composition with bread and organic milk, adding

a quantity of boiled or raw garlic or onion (

often with olive oil where necessary).

Dosage: Be generous in making poultices, covering the afflicted area

thickly.

 

Cataplasm: This is an old term for a form of poultice, made of various herbal

agents, usually applied hot. Refer to " poultice. "

 

Dosage: One-half to one inch thick over inflamed area; add an organic oil or

glycerine to prevent caking and to retain heat.

 

 

 

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Sometimes, the best way in is from without.

Compresses and poultices

are two time-honored topical methods to apply a phytochemical, usually

to an injury or another problem site. In most cases, you want to fight

an infection or speed healing, but I'm sure the body puts to good use

elsewhere all the healing compounds it absorbs.

 

Belatedly, science is discovering that many substances are absorbed

transdermally, meaning through the skin. We'll probably learn of more.

Right now, though, there's more scientific evidence supporting internal

use of Duke's Dozen than their topical application. The best evidence

leads me to conclude that none of Duke's Dozen can be used to full

effect strictly as a poultice or compress. That's not to say they may

not have some value. You should definitely experiment. In folk

medicine, some of my 13 herbs have indeed been used topically.

Mashed garlic and mashed turmeric, for example, have been applied as

poultices to help wounds heal. I have even used garlic poultices on

infections, with good results.

 

Similarly, mashed horse chestnut has

been placed directly on a bruise or a site of swelling. A poultice of

celery or turmeric might help tame inflammation. I've never tested

either, but their use makes sense. Compresses of St. John's wort oil or

alcoholic tincture have been placed on burns and arthritic joints.

 

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