Comfrey Poultice
| Comfrey Poultice | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | First Aid |
| Treats | Fractures |
| Health Panel | Comfrey Poultice |
| Weight | 0.2 |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Crafted |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.ComfreyCataplasm
|
The Comfrey Poultice is a paste of crushed Comfrey leaves laid on a broken bone. It speeds up the healing of fractures.
A fracture is one of the slowest injuries to heal. A survivor with a broken leg or arm gains a lot from anything that shortens the wait. The poultice roughly halves the healing time of a fracture. Its cost is the herb itself, since each poultice takes five Comfrey. One poultice rarely lasts the whole healing time.
The poultice is made by grinding Comfrey with a Mortar and Pestle. Crafting is the only way to get one. The Doctor is the best occupation for first aid. It starts with the most First Aid skill. The Nurse and the Park Ranger also start with some First Aid skill.
How to Use Comfrey Poultice
The poultice sits under the Comfrey Poultice option on the health panel. It goes on a body part with a fracture. Only one poultice can sit on a body part at a time. A bandage or another poultice already on that spot blocks it.
The poultice works alongside a Splint. A Splint does the heavy lifting on a fracture, and the poultice speeds it up further. Good food also helps the bone mend faster.
Once applied, the poultice stays on until it wears out or the bone heals. How long it lasts depends on the First Aid skill of whoever applies it. A skilled medic makes each poultice last noticeably longer. Even so, a fracture usually needs the poultice put on again several times.
Making it uses the Grind Up Comfrey recipe. It takes five Comfrey or Comfrey (Dried). A Mortar and Pestle or Ceramic Mortar and Pestle does the grinding and is kept. The recipe must be learned first.
Upkeep
The poultice wears away while it works on the fracture. A higher First Aid level means fewer poultices for the same break. A Splint on the same limb cuts the number needed sharply. A stock of dried Comfrey keeps fresh poultices possible all year.
How to Craft Comfrey Poultice
Each recipe that makes the Comfrey Poultice is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Grind Up Comfrey
The Grind Up Comfrey recipe makes the Comfrey Poultice. It needs no skill level. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortar and Pestle | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.MortarPestle
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| Comfrey | 
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5x | No | /additem Base.Comfrey
|
Notes
- The tooltip says it aids recovery from broken bones when applied as a poultice.
- A Splint and a Comfrey Poultice together heal a fracture fastest.
- The First Aid skill of the one applying it decides how long it lasts.
- Dried Comfrey works in the recipe just as well as fresh.
- Once on, the poultice stays until it wears out.
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