Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume II

by Arnold James Cooley; Richard Vine Tuson

Poultice, Pradier’s. Syn. Pradier’s cataplasma; Cataplasme de Pradier, Fr. Prep. Take of balsam of Mecca, 6 dr.; rectified spirit, 16 oz.; dissolve; next, separately, take red cinchona bark, sarsaparilla, and sage, of each 1

oz.; saffron, ¹⁄₂ oz.; rectified spirit, 32 oz.; digest for 48 hours, and filter; mix the two liquors; add to them twice their weight of lime water. In gout; 2 fl. oz. are sprinkled on the surface of a hot linseed-meal poultice sufficiently large to surround the affected part. It is said that the Emperor Napoleon gave £2500 for this receipt.

Poultice of Pyroligneous Acid. (Dr Reece.) Syn. Cataplasma acidi pyrolignosi. Prep. Bran, 1 lb.; linseed meal, 1 oz.; impure pyroligneous acid, q. s. For scrofulous ulcers; occasionally 30 minims of tincture of perchloride of iron, and 3 dr. of extract or powder of hemlock, are added.

Poultice of Red Wine. (Gl. Hosp.) Syn. Cataplasma vini rubri. Prep. Linseed meal, 1¹⁄₂ oz.; boiling water, 5 oz.; stir it over a slow fire for a minute, remove, and add 2 oz. of red wine.

Poultice, Roasted Apple. Syn. Cataplasma mali. The soft pulp of roasted apple, applied to inflamed eyes. Other ingredients are sometimes added.

Poultice, Rose. Syn. Cataplasma rosæ. Prep. Powdered alum, 30 gr.; confection of roses, 4 oz.; mix.

Poultice of Sea-wrack. (Dr Russell.) Syn. Cataplasma fuci. Prep. Fresh bladder fucus (sea-wrack) bruised. Applied to glandular tumours, &c.

Poultice, Sim′ple. Syn. Cataplasma simplex, L. Prep. (Ph. D. 1826.) Powder for a cataplasma and boiling water, of each q. s. to form a poultice, the surface of which is to be smeared over with olive oil. Emollient. Bread poultice and linseed-meal poultice are now generally called by this name. See Powder (Poultice).

Poultice of Slippery Elm. Cataplasma ulmi. The powdered bark of the slippery elm (Ulmus fulva) mixed with a sufficient quantity of hot water.

Poultice of Soap. Syn. Cataplasma saponis, L. Prep. From white soap (scraped or sliced), 1 oz.; boiling water, ¹⁄₄ pint; dissolve, and add crum of bread, q. s. As an application to scalds and burns.