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Remedy recipe
Abscess: Beech Bark Poultice
Historical excerpt from “Mother's Remedies: Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada” for “Abscess”.
Instructions
Traditional source excerpt
"Poultice made of red beech bark and wheat bran," A poultice made of the bark will cause a drawing feeling, and the wheat bran will retain the heat. The proportions for making the poultice should be about half and half.
Source: Mother's Remedies: Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada (gutenberg_17439_mothers_remedies) Source URL: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/17439/pg17439-images.html License: Project Gutenberg License (https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html) Locator: id01298
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Evidence note
Source: Mother's Remedies: Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada (gutenberg_17439_mothers_remedies).
URL: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/17439/pg17439-images.html
License: Project Gutenberg License (https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html)
Location hint: Abscess / id01298