Poultice for Tumours

Ingredients

• a poultice of bran
• slippery elm bark
• linseed meal
• pulverized bark of the root of bay-berry
• a little sweet oil

Method

1. 1

   If the tumours are much inflamed, apply a poultice of bran and slippery elm bark.

2. 2

   Linseed meal and slippery pin are very good.

3. 3

   Apply cold, and renew when dry.

4. 4

   The poultice is almost sovereign when the tumours burst, if it is mixed with the pulverized bark of the root of bay-berry and a little sweet oil.

5. 5

   First, cleanse the tumour well with soap and water; then apply the poultice.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Consult me (1902) by Robert Kemp Philp, page 445. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

a poultice of bran and slippery elm bark. Linseed meal and slippery pin are very good. Apply cold, and re- new when dry. The poultice is almost sovereign when the tumours burst, if it is mixed with the pulverized bark of the root of bay-berry, and a little sweet oiL

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.