Comments on: Poultice: How to Make an Herbal, Epsom Salt or Onion Type

By: Rohan White

Rohan White — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 08:14:45 +0000

In reply to Cindy. Bruised cabbage leaf does wondets

By: Louis Williams

Louis Williams — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 14:13:14 +0000

Very good and detailed,thanks

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:20:50 +0000

In reply to Jeff Mack. I’m going to try to make a poultice using kawakawa extract! Can’t go past native trees for healing!

By: Jeff Mack

Jeff Mack — Sat, 26 Nov 2022 07:37:35 +0000

In reply to Rebecca.

Looking for an old fashioned poultice. Saw the name, had to comment. Only an interested Kiwi would know Kahikatea – one of my favourite trees – ancient podocarp – kia ora, kiwi Jeff in Melbourne 11/22

By: Suzanne M

Suzanne M — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 04:23:32 +0000

My mother used to make a poultice out of snuff. She mixed it with melted crisco, let it cool enough so that it was comfortably warm and she pinned it into our p.j. top. It was ICKY but it worked. As the crisco cooled it congealed on the skin which is why it was ICKY. It stopped coughs. I need to go buy some snuff tomorrow. I have had a virus that attacked my lungs and triggered asthma. Antibiotics and prednisone are helping but tomorrow is the last day for the meds and I’m still coughing a lot even though I am using my inhaler.

By: Ethan Boldt

Ethan Boldt — Sat, 06 Aug 2022 23:01:37 +0000

In reply to Lee. We listened and just produced two additional recipes. Thanks for the suggestion.

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:18:20 +0000

Recipes for each of the poltices mentioned would put this information in the 5-star category.

By: Ethan Boldt

Ethan Boldt — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 22:26:09 +0000

In reply to Kristiina. Great point. Removed that from the article.

By: Kristiina

Kristiina — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 10:40:53 +0000

If you put poultice in a waterproof wrap, how is is going to work? Placebo? No skin contact means no absorbtion, so I do not see how it can work

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 04:14:04 +0000

By heating the garlic and ginger, aren’t you altering the healing properties?

Is cooking this necessary to achieve the same benefits?

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 01:48:46 +0000

I have used this when I had flu. I love it, very soothing and smells fabulous.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 00:08:03 +0000

In reply to Rebecca. Yes it will be wet-ish, soggy. You can wrap over it once you’ve applied it to affected area, with plastic wrap or another, dry cloth, to prevent everything from getting wet from it while doing the treatment. I use it when I have flu, on my chest, and put a dry cloth or piece of plastic over as I’m doing treatment.

By: Kahikatea

Kahikatea — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 21:42:41 +0000

Wonderful post – reminders are essential to find especially when it is needed.

By: Sue Pul

Sue Pul — Sat, 11 Sep 2021 07:43:29 +0000

In reply to mary anne. This one seemedxto draws my brusing and infection out for a few hours them I had to apply again. But I do not have am open wound.

By: Sue Pul

Sue Pul — Sat, 11 Sep 2021 07:40:25 +0000

Thank you for this pultice remedy, It really helped my infected lower leg, I think it pulled infection out.

By: reuben

reuben — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 11:23:50 +0000

In reply to Cindy. grape fruit and Epson salt heated up works great

By: Cindy

Cindy — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 03:38:54 +0000

I had a total knee replacement done on Oct 23. I still have heat and swelling in my knee and am looking for something to help with that. Is there a poultice for that?
I used to use poltices on my horses for inflammation but I don’t remember what was in them.

By: Pam

Pam — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 22:25:32 +0000

Is the epsom salt missing from this recipe? I’ve used some poultices over the years. Especially the onion one for breathing. Amazing!

By: mary anne

mary anne — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 17:32:34 +0000

Is there a poultice for abcesses to draw out the infection?

By: Laura Agin

Laura Agin — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 01:20:30 +0000

Where’s the recipe for making a poultice?

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 17:34:44 +0000

I’m confused on what the cloth should be, without all the juices soaking through…..? It’s not to leak out, but it’s going to be wet?