A homemade poultice can treat minor skin irritations or even an infection. Many of the ingredients needed to make a poultice for inflammation are already in your kitchen or bathroom.

Comfrey poultices are often employed to speed the healing of pulled muscles and ligaments, bruises, broken bones (after they’ve been set by a doctor), bed sores, burns, ulcerations, infections ...

Poultices were believed to “draw out” inflammation and infection. They were prepared for a range of complaints including boils, toothaches, bunions, abscesses, splinters, chilblains and styes.

Every horse owner needs to know how to poultice a hoof. However good your hoof care regime is, abscesses are common and being able to correctly apply a hoof poultice is vital for drawing out the ...