cataplasm
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Some of the leaves and small branches are pounded, and applied in that state as a cataplasm to both arms; the skin having been previously scarified freely above the elbows.
From The Romance of Natural History, Second Series by Philip Henry Gosse
Treatment.—In all contused wounds of the coronary region the parts need thorough cleansing; the hair, if long is clipped and a cataplasm is applied.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
But it does more than all this, it even assuages choler; it is an admirable cataplasm for rage.
From Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness by Robert Samber
Monsieur Recamier has submitted to the Academy of Medicine a galvanic cataplasm, by which, when it is applied to the skin, the benefit of electricity is fully conveyed, without the least pain.
From The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 by Various
Presently also it was applied to other parts as a cataplasm.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
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