How did pioneers treat burns in the 1800's?
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How did pioneers treat burns in the 1800's?
Yarrow also know as Achillea millefolium, was used as a poulitice (a soft moist mass, most often heated and medicated, and is spread on cloth over the skin to treat an aching, inflamed, or painful part of the body)by pioneers to treat burns.
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