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Another (Boil any quantity)
Boil any quantity of the bottom leaves of the common meadow sorrel, until they are sufficiently soft, then beat them into a smooth pulp, which is to be applied as a cataplasm to ulcers of the above-mentioned nature.
Another. Poultices of the pulp of apples have been successfully employed on the continent for these ulcers. They are made by mixing two ounces of the pulp of boiled apples with the same weight of the crumb of bread.
Lotion for Scorbutic Ulcers.
Mix from one to two drachms of muriatic acid (spirit of salt) with a pint of water. This lotion is very useful in cleansing and stimulating the above-mentioned ulcers.