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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
Taddy that is a kaolin poultice....we used those for patients who had wound infections and those who had pneumonia...the heat soothed the discomfort at the base of the lungs.
A bit like a hot water bottle with no risk of spillage.
We were told that even a cold Kaolin poultice would draw out infection, but I liked to use the hot.
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Yes, I did call it a Poultice in an earlier post.
