cataplasm

noun

1. A plaster or poultice, spread over one's skin as medical treatment.

   “Aretæus prescribes cataplasms of camomile flowers, fennel, aniseeds, cummin, rosemary, wormwood leaves, etc.”

   “The Lips of the Abſceſs digeſted vvell, but from vvithin it onely gleeted, and thruſt out Fat, vvhich vve daily cut off vvithout the loſs of a drop of blood, and dreſſed up the Abſceſs vvith mundif. ex apio, continuing the uſe of diſcutient Fomentations and Cataplaſms.”

   “For medical purposes, figs are chiefly used in emollient cataplasms, and pectorial decoctions.”