poultice
Warm herbal compress
A poultice is a soft, moist mass of material—typically herbs, clay, or meal—applied to the body to relieve soreness, inflammation, or infection.
The mixture is usually heated and spread on cloth before being pressed against the skin: She applied a mustard poultice to his chest for the congestion.
The verb means to apply such a treatment.
Reduce volume by force
- plasterWall-coating paste
- dressingSauce for salads
- bandageWound covering strip
- gauzeOpen-weave medical fabric
cloth · linen · pad · pack · wrap · binding · spread · cover
Whiteite mineral for pottery
- mustardTangy seed-paste condiment
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- linseedFlax plant seed
- fenugreekAromatic legume seed spice
charcoal · bread · turmeric · ginger · chamomile · aloe · comfrey · plantain
Localized pus collection
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- boilHeat to bubbling point
- carbuncleMulti-headed skin infection
- splinterThin sharp fragment
infection · sprain · bruise · sting · bite · swelling · wound · cyst
Easing of distress
- easeLack of strain
- sootheGently ease discomfort
- alleviateLessen pain or trouble
- reduceMake smaller in degree
draw out · soften · heal · comfort · extract · drain · loosen · warm
Marks forming a picture
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- emollientSubstance that softens skin
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
cooling · absorbing · moistening · softening · anti-inflammatory · analgesic · healing · herbal
compress
Reduce volume by force
gauze · cloth · linen · pad · pack · wrap · binding · spread · cover · topical
kaolin
Whiteite mineral for pottery
fenugreek · charcoal · bread · turmeric · ginger · chamomile · aloe · comfrey · plantain · slippery elm
abscess
Localized pus collection
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- boilHeat to bubbling point
- carbuncleMulti-headed skin infection
splinter · infection · sprain · bruise · sting · bite · swelling · wound · cyst · ingrown
relief
Easing of distress
reduce · draw out · soften · heal · comfort · extract · drain · loosen · warm · detoxify
drawing
Marks forming a picture
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- emollientSubstance that softens skin
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
warming · cooling · absorbing · moistening · softening · anti-inflammatory · analgesic · healing · herbal · medicinal
- Old-Fashioned Medicineague, apoplexy, consumption, dropsy, grippe
- home remedieshoney, lemon, ginger, garlic, turmeric
- natural remediesherbal tea, essential oils, echinacea, ginseng, elderberry
- remediesremedy, cure, medicine, treatment, medications
- ancient medicinephysicians, healers, Hippocratic Oath, Hippocratic oath, four humors
- apothecarypharmacy, apothecary, drugstore, dispensary, pharmacist
poulticeamputation
Surgical limb removal
oral medication · pill · injection · cauterization · astringent
poulticeice pack
Frozen pouch for injuries
cold compress · ice bath · cryotherapy · cooling pad · dry heat
poulticeadhesive bandage
Sticky wound covering
gauze wrap · compression bandage · ice pack · cold compress · heating pad