Some Poultice Recipes
From karlyn255 14 years agoIngredients
- Bran Poultice: shopping list
- Make a paste with hot water and bran, apply as hot as can be tolerated. shopping list
- Used for inflammations, strains, sprains, bruises. shopping list
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- bread Poultice: shopping list
- Nice easy way to get thorns or glass out of a child's foot. shopping list
- Much better than fighting a screaming child with a needle. shopping list
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- bread and milk Poultice: shopping list
- mix together to make a paste. shopping list
- Used for bringing boils and abscesses to a head. shopping list
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- cabbage Poultice: shopping list
- Use raw or cooked cabbage. Can use whole leaves layered over area and covered with a hot towel. Has a warming, detoxifying and stimulating effect. shopping list
- Used for ulcers, varicose veins, shingles, eczema, gout, rheumatism, infection. apply to lower abdomen to promote pelvic circulation and dissolve small fibroids and cysts in pelvic cavity. Used over the liver it will assist in breaking up congestion and detoxify (use only 10 minutes first time and work up to more as it can cause a strong detoxification reaction). shopping list
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- carrot Poultice: shopping list
- Boil carrots until soft or use raw and mash to a pulp. Mix with small amount of vegetable oil. shopping list
- Used for cysts, tumors, boils, cold sores, impetigo shopping list
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- Clay Poultice: shopping list
- Use clay that has been cleaned of impurities. shopping list
- Mix with water or apple cider vinegar to make a paste. Allow to dry before removing with warm water. Use on inflammatory skin diseases, bruises, sprains, acne, drawing toxins from the skin. shopping list
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- mustard Poultice: shopping list
- Use powdered mustard and mix with water to make a paste. May need to add flour to hold paste together. Do not apply directly on skin. Wrap in muslin or cheesecloth or cotton towel between skin and paste. Cover with plastic wrap. Remove immediately if stinging or burning occurs. shopping list
- Use with caution. Do not use on sensitive or broken skin. shopping list
- Good for arthritic joints and any condition requiring increased circulation. Used to help relieve congestion, aid asthma, relieve coughs and assists in getting rid of colds and flu when used on the chest. shopping list
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- onion Poultice - shopping list
- Sautee chopped onion in oil add 1-2 tablespoons of flour and wrap in cheese cloth. apply to area. shopping list
- Excellent for drawing out impurities. High sulfur content makes it good for inflamed areas. Also good for congestion and unproductive coughs and ear infections. shopping list
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- plantain Poultice: shopping list
- This poultice can be applied to burns, cuts, scrapes, insect bites or other injuries to reduce inflammation, prevent infection and will help speed healing. If you can't get or don't have access to fresh leaves, purchase dried plantain leaves from an herb store. shopping list
- What you'll need: about 1/4 to 1/2 c. boiling water, 1/2 c. dried or fresh plantain leaves. shopping list
- Directions: Put about 1/4 c. boiling water in a blender and then add the plantain leaves. Blend on slow speed. Start adding more water, slowly add more water till it gets the consistency of paste, but is not watery. Spread this "paste" on the affected area and cover with sterile gauze and secure in place. shopping list
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- potato Poultice: shopping list
- Grate raw potato, mix with boiling water. shopping list
- Used to reduce inflammation as in arthritis. Has soothing and cooling effect. Can be applied to boils or carbuncles. shopping list
How to make it
- directions above
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great!!!! thanks for the info !!!!
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