a soft moist mass of material, typically of plant material or flour, applied to the body to relieve soreness and inflammation and kept in place with a cloth 外敷药膏,膏药
verb
[with obj.]apply a poultice to 敷药膏于 he poulticed the wound. 他用药膏敷伤口。
语源
late Middle English: from Latin pultes (plural), from puls, pult- 'pottage, pap'