This is so true!
So many people down in the Caribbean know about the cabbage leaf. If we have joint pain or certain aches, we warem the cabbage leave till it is quite warm and then placed on the affected area.

Great question, Howard. For non-wound applications, you can refrigerate and reuse for a couple of days. For anything wound related, you will need a new application each time.

Bruised cabbage leaf does wondets

I’m going to try to make a poultice using kawakawa extract! Can’t go past native trees for healing!

Looking for an old fashioned poultice. Saw the name, had to comment. Only an interested Kiwi would know Kahikatea – one of my favourite trees – ancient podocarp – kia ora, kiwi Jeff in Melbourne 11/22

We listened and just produced two additional recipes. Thanks for the suggestion.

Great point. Removed that from the article.

Is cooking this necessary to achieve the same benefits?

Yes it will be wet-ish, soggy. You can wrap over it once you’ve applied it to affected area, with plastic wrap or another, dry cloth, to prevent everything from getting wet from it while doing the treatment. I use it when I have flu, on my chest, and put a dry cloth or piece of plastic over as I’m doing treatment.

This one seemedxto draws my brusing and infection out for a few hours them I had to apply again. But I do not have am open wound.

grape fruit and Epson salt heated up works great