Heated leaves are used as poultices for boils and other inflammations. Folk medicine cures ranged from herbs, minerals, poultices, and bleeding to incantations. The leaf extracts are used as antibacterial poultices. As a traditional herbal remedy it is known as an astringent and used in poultices. Poultices of "Umbellularia" leaves were used to treat rheumatism and neuralgias. The bark, seeds and sap are used in poultices to treat sores. We put all kinds of liniments and poultices on them and put bandages on them. It could be an ingredient in poultices applied to bruises or sores. Mustard poultices were applied to treat the discharges. Horses with bandage bows usually respond to sweats or poultices. Externally, as poultices, on erythemas. Cleaning would be done either with lasers or by applying poultices and peeling them off. Poultices may also be heated and placed on an area where extra circulation is desired. A text giving the story known as the Twenty-One "Poultices" (ref.