Wild Garlic Poultice
| Wild Garlic Poultice | |
|---|---|
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| Class | First Aid |
| Treats | Infection |
| Health Panel | Wild Garlic Poultice |
| Weight | 0.2 |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Crafted |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.WildGarlicCataplasm
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The Wild Garlic Poultice is a paste of crushed Wild Garlic laid on a wound to fight infection. It is the herbal answer to a wound that has turned bad.
Wound infection worsens over time unless something fights it. Disinfectant and alcohol run out, but the poultice can be made again from foraged herbs. That makes it a mainstay for a survivor living off the land. A higher First Aid skill makes each poultice last longer on the wound.
Its main strength is that it works only while infection is present, so it lasts a long time. Its main cost is the five pieces of Wild Garlic each one needs. The poultice is made, never found. 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 Wild Garlic Poultice
The poultice sits under the Wild Garlic Poultice option on the health panel. It goes onto a wounded body part and starts working at once. A bandage over it is optional. It cannot be put on while a bandage or another poultice already covers the wound. Only one poultice can sit on a body part at a time.
Once applied, the poultice stays on until the wound has fully healed. It wears away only while it is fighting infection. That makes it a good guard on a fresh wound that has not turned yet.
It can be combined with other disinfectants on the same wound. Together they clear an infection faster than either one alone.
The Plantain Poultice and Comfrey Poultice use the same body part slot. Plantain helps wounds heal and Comfrey helps broken bones. A wound that only needs to heal may be better served by Plantain.
The Grind Up Wild Garlic recipe makes one poultice from five pieces of Wild Garlic, fresh or dried. A Mortar and Pestle or a Ceramic Mortar and Pestle is needed and is kept. The recipe has to be learned before it can be made.
Upkeep
A poultice cannot be taken off once applied. It is used up when the wound heals or when its strength runs out from fighting infection. A medic with high First Aid gets a longer lasting poultice from the same garlic.
How to Craft Wild Garlic Poultice
Each recipe that makes the Wild Garlic Poultice is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Grind Up Wild Garlic
The Grind Up Wild Garlic recipe makes the Wild Garlic 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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| Wild Garlic | 
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5x | No | /additem Base.WildGarlic2
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Locations
The poultice is crafted, not looted. Wild Garlic for it comes from foraging with the Herbalist trait or after reading The Herbalist magazine. It can also be grown from a garden plot. Dried Wild Garlic sometimes turns up in survivor safehouses and works just as well.
Notes
- The in-game tooltip says it helps fight infection when applied as a poultice.
- It wears away only while infection is present, so it lasts on a clean wound.
- Remove any bandage before putting the poultice on.
- Higher First Aid makes each poultice last longer.
- It stacks with other disinfectants to clear infection faster.
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