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  • Applied directly to the skin to treat rashes and wounds and as topical pain- relieving remedies
  • Plant materials are either chewed up or mashed up and applied directly to the injury. Dried or fresh plant material may also be added with ample water to soften them and the wet herbs are placed directly or between two pieces of cloth and laid on the skin. Soaking a cloth in a prepared infusion, tincture or decoction may also be used as compress onto the affected area.

Species Related To Poultice

Zingiber sp.

Stachytarpheta jamaicanensis (L.) Vahl

Cypholophus microcephalus (Blume) Wedd.

Lunasia amara Blanco.

Neonauclea reticulate (Havil.) Merr

Piper betle L.

Ficus nota Merr.

Mentha cordifolia Lej. & Coutois auct.

Callicarpa sp.

Curculigo latifolia Dryand. Ex W.T.Aiton

Impatiens walleriana Hook. F.