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A poultice, also called cataplasm, is a soft moist mass, often heated and medicated, that is spread on cloth over the skin to treat an aching, inflamed, or painful part of the body. It can be used on wounds such as cuts. ''Poultice'' may also refer to a porous solid filled with solvent used to remove stains from porous stone such as marble or granite. The word "poultice" comes from the Latin ''puls, pultes'', meaning "porridge". == Types == * Some Native Americans used mashed pumpkin or Devil’s club as a poultice.〔Roberts, Margaret. ''Edible & Medicinal Flowers.'' Cape Town, South Africa: New Africa Books, 2000. ISBN 0-86486-467-1〕 * In addition to bread and cereals, bran may also be used as a poultice because of its absorbent quality. It is packed into the wound and then covered with a piece of sacking or similar material before being bandaged onto the site of the wound. * There are also many commercial poultices that are ready-made. Some of these may be labeled as "drawing salves". * Ash poultices can cause a chemical burn.〔Morritt AN, Bache SE, Ralston D, Stephenson AJ., (Coal ash poultice: an unusual cause of a chemical burn. ), ''J Burn Care Res'', 2009 Nov-Dec;30(6):1046-7.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Poultice」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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