Potli is an Ayurvedic treatment in which warm poultices filled with herbal oils, powders or medical concoctions are applied and massaged over the body. The natural healing herbs are crushed and bundled into muslin cloth to form boluses.
Warm poultices are used to massage the body (or specific parts), to induce sudation (sweat). The entire body or specific parts are made to sweat as a result of application of the herbs