Show moss bandages peat bog moss is today grown under the guidance of botanists as a raw material for the making mak ingot of surgical dressings processing the moss is relatively simple first it is carefully cleaned of all extraneous t trane ous matter then dried steam sterilized and formed into gauze covered pads of various sizes wounds heal much more quickly with moss wan than with cotton bandages because of better drainage IM and its antiseptic properties moss bandages are today being utilized by the allies in many war theaters of the world |