mustard-plaster
Old chest remedy
A mustard plaster is a poultice made by spreading a paste of ground mustard seeds onto cloth, then applying it to the chest or back to relieve congestion, muscle pain, or respiratory ailments.
Once a common home remedy, mustard plasters work by drawing blood to the skin's surface, creating warmth.
Left on too long, they can blister: Grandma swore by mustard plasters for chest colds.
Moist healing application
- chestRibcage region or strongbox
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- bronchitisInflamed airway disease
- coughExplosive airway clearing
pleurisy · pneumonia · compress · liniment · folk-medicine · grandmother · cold · flu
To distribute widely
- clothWoven or knit material
- flannelSoft napped cloth
- flourMilled grain powder
- pasteThick sticky substance
mixing · skin · redness · irritation · burning · timing · removal · blister
The years 1801-1900
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- apothecaryHistorical medicine preparer
pharmacopoeia · grandparent · obsolete · nostalgic · vintage · quaint · bygone · almanac
poultice
Moist healing application
- chestRibcage region or strongbox
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- bronchitisInflamed airway disease
cough · pleurisy · pneumonia · compress · liniment · folk-medicine · grandmother · cold · flu · respiratory
spread
To distribute widely
paste · mixing · skin · redness · irritation · burning · timing · removal · blister · sensation
nineteenth-century
The years 1801-1900
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- antiquatedOld and outdated
apothecary · pharmacopoeia · grandparent · obsolete · nostalgic · vintage · quaint · bygone · almanac · herbal
mustard-plastercold compress
Cooled dressing for injuries
ice pack · cold pack · ice bag · cooling pad · cryotherapy
mustard-plastersoothing balm
Healing ointment that calms
emollient · calamine lotion · demulcent · numbing agent · anesthetic
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