Poultice

Poultice

General
Category	Item
Encumbrance	0.2
Function	Aid recovery or fight infection
Technical details
Base ID	Base.PlantainCataplasm Base.ComfreyCataplasm Base.WildGarlicCataplasm

A poultice is used to aid recovery or fight infection.

Usage

First Aid

For main article, see First Aid

A poultice, also called a cataplasm, is a soft moist mass applied to the skin to treat an aching, inflamed or painful part of the body. The medicinal herbs of comfrey, plantain, and wild garlic can be crafted into a poultice using a mortar and pestle.

Item	Description
Comfrey Poultice	Aids recovery from broken bones.
Plantain Poultice	Aids recovery from wounds.
Wild Garlic Poultice	Helps to fight against infection.

Crafting

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2
Plantain Poultice	0 XP	none		Mortar and Pestle (keep)	Plantain x5 (consumed) \|-	Comfrey Poultice	0 XP	none		Mortar and Pestle (keep)	Comfrey x5 (consumed) \|-	Wild Garlic Poultice	0 XP	none		Mortar and Pestle (keep)	Wild Garlic x5 (consumed)

Trivia

The word "poultice" comes from the Latin puls, pultes, meaning "porridge".

Code

From newitems.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/)

Comfrey Poultice Retrieved: Build 40.43

	item ComfreyCataplasm
		Weight		= 0.2,
		Type		= Normal,
		DisplayName	= Comfrey Poultice,
		Icon		= MashedHerbs,
		Tooltip 	= Tooltip_Comfrey,

Plantain Poultice Retrieved: Build 40.43

	item PlantainCataplasm
		Weight		= 0.2,
		Type		= Normal,
		DisplayName	= Plantain Poultice,
		Icon		= MashedHerbs,
		Tooltip 	= Tooltip_Plantain,

Wild Garlic Poultice Retrieved: Build 40.43

	item WildGarlicCataplasm
		Weight		= 0.2,
		Type		= Normal,
		DisplayName	= Wild Garlic Poultice,
		Icon		= MashedHerbs,
		Tooltip 	= Tooltip_Garlic,