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Description: | PLEASE KEEP IN A DRY PLACE EVANS IMPROVED MUSTARD PLASTER DIRECTIONS Immerse the Plaster for few seconds in water, cold in summer and tepid in winter. When thoroughly wet, apply to the skin and fix with a bandage or towel. A milder action can be obtained by laying a wet cloth over the skin, then placing the wet Plaster over it. EVANS MEDICAL SUPPLIES LTD. LIVERPOOL AND LONDON ENGLAND (printed on the front of the envelope) MANU Evans Medical Supplies Ltd mid 20th century Liverpool and London England These are used to reduce the secretion of milk in a nursing mother, or to relieve myalgia (muscular pain). Mustard leaf is used as a counter-irritant, acting as a local stimulant. It would be moistened and applied to the skin, on top of a sheet of gauze, and left for five to ten minutes. It would be used on areas of considerable internal pain, concentrating he patient;'s attention on the localised burning sensation rather than the internal pain. This application is known as a rubefacient - causing s blush or deep reddening of the area. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | GLASGOWCOLLEGEOFNURSING : NURSING : TEACHING : TRAINING : DRESSING : PLASTER : MUSTARD : RUBEFACIENT : PAIN : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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