poultices

They make excellent poultices from the bark of the bass and the slippery elm.

Roughing It in the Bush 1852

These folds of cotton material James calls his poultices for drawing the impurities away from the system; they, in the present instance, afford him time to think over the sort of engineering that will task his energies to some extent.

The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. Horace Petherick 1879

These must have been odd books, for the mother's lawyer said Louise had been treated with cabbage poultices, mustard, camphor, earth and clay, as opposed to anything sensible.

Why has Ed Miliband finally decided to wed? | Alexander Chancellor 2011

“And so,” concluded the pope, “wounds that do not respond to the healing of poultices must be lanced with a blade.”

Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011

Natalia's world is a steampunk mingling of modern technology and traditional tools - cellphones and antibiotics alongside picks and poultices.

Book review: 'The Tiger's Wife' by Tea Obreht 2011

I came back with bruises and shin splints, both of which had been treated on-site with extensive mud-based poultices.

Fabulous Frisbee « Awful Library Books 2010

“And so,” concluded the pope, “wounds that do not respond to the healing of poultices must be lanced with a blade.”

Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011

Natalia's world is a steampunk mingling of modern technology and traditional tools - cellphones and antibiotics alongside picks and poultices.

Book review: 'The Tiger's Wife' by Tea Obreht 2011

• Mild detergents and pastelike poultices can remove stains from countertops.

Weekend Project: Basic kitchen maintenance to do over the holiday break 2010

Cecilia's friends either brave the very dangerous prospect of childbirth to secure some companionship in their lives or take on lovers, using methods well known to Roman women of contraception (the diaphragm and poultices, an ancient form of the sponge).

Nina Sankovitch: Feminist of Ancient Rome: Cecilia by Linda Ferri 2010