hot pack

noun

a hot towel, dressing, or the like, applied to the body to reduce swelling, relieve pain, etc.
Also called hot pack method. a method of canning food by cooking it and packing it while hot in jars or cans, then sterilizing in boiling water or steam.

A hot pack draws the blood to the region and congests or swells the appendix all the more.

When cough is incessant or the rash does not come out well, there is nothing better than the hot pack.

A hot pack of this kind is in itself very effective, although where there is fever the pack should be applied cold.

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