poultice
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After researchers saw Rakus applying the plant poultice to his face, the wound closed up and healed in a month.
From BBC • May 2, 2024
Dampen the stone, apply the poultice a half-inch thick, then cover it with plastic and tape down the edges.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2022
Whatever he’s suffering from, thank goodness the Grand Maester was around to reject the maester intern’s herbal poultice in favor of another leeching.
From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2022
She suggests making a violet leaf infusion or poultice for soothing an eye irritation or injury.
From Salon • Aug. 23, 2021
That is why Miss Charlotte Mortimer had sent the herbal poultice; at Swanburne her headmistress used to apply it to Penelope’s head every six weeks or so to maintain scalp health and repel lice.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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