poultice

(pol'tis) [L. puls(pull-), a thick pap.] Cataplasm, alum p., cataplasm a alumin is. bread p., a p. made by steeping bread crumb in hot milk or water, carrot p., cataplasm a carotae. charcoal p., cataplasm a carbon is. chlo'rinated soda p., chlorine p., cataplasm a sod^ chlorin a tae. clay p., cataplasm a kaolin i. flaxseed p., cataplasm a linii linseed p., cataplasm a lin i. lobe'lia p., cataplasm a fusc i. mustard p., cataplasm a sinapis. spice p., a poultice made by moistening a powder of ginger, allspice, cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon (or some similar mixture) with hot vinegar or alcohol to make a paste; useful in nausea, meteorism, and colic, stramo'nium p., cataplasm a stramonii. yeast p., cataplasm a ferment i.