Flaxseed Meal Poultice

Ingredients

• 1 to 1½ pounds ground flaxseed
• boiling water
• thin gauze or muslin cloth

Directions

1. Warm a wash basin by scalding it with boiling water.

2. Mix ground flaxseed with boiling water until smooth and thick, with no lumps.

3. Spread the mixture a quarter of an inch thick on a folded muslin or linen cloth.

4. Cover with a piece of thin gauze, sewing the edges to enclose the poultice.

5. Apply the poultice and keep it warm and moist by covering it with oil silk, paper, or muslin.