Herbal Salve

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:12:29 GMT

clipped by: dreamwords

Directions for Making Salve

Cover the herbs with oil. Use enough oil to cover the herbs plus another inch of oil above the level of herbs.

Heat the herbs and oil over a low heat for several hours ( about 3 hours). If you are using roots you should heat the oil longer( about 5 hours). I strongly encourage you to use a crock pot for heating your oil because it operates at a controlled low temperature which is less likely to be a fire hazard. If you don't use a crock pot then use a double boiler.

After heating, cool your oil for awhile. Set up a strainer lined with cheesecloth then pour the oil through to strain. When most of the oil has filtered through the cheesecloth, pick up the cheesecloth, keeping the herbs enclosed, and squeeze as much oil as possible from the herbs and cloth.

Add beeswax to the oil and heat it until all the wax is melted. To test to see if your salve is hard enough, put some on a spoon and set it in a cool place for a few minutes. If your salve is too soft, add more beeswax.

If you are using essential oils or Vitamin E you can blend them in now. Finally, pour your salve into containers and label.

St. John's Wort Salve © Millie Fodor

1 part St. John's Wort

1 part Calendula

1 part Comfrey leaf

1 part Plantain

Olive Oil

Beeswax .

Vitamin E

Great all purpose salve. Use for insect bites, itching, wounds, burns and on fungal infections.

Dreamtime Salve © Millie Fodor

2 part Mugwort

1 part Rosemary

1/2 part Spearmint

1/2 part Calendula

1/2 part Sage

1/4 part Lavender

Olive Oil

Beeswax

Vitamin E

Apply Dreamtime Salve to your temples at bedtime to encourage imaginative dreams.

30 drops Eucalyptus essential oil

40 drops Camphor essential oil

15 drops Wintergreen essential oil

1 ounce Olive Oil

1/2 teaspoon Beeswax

Eucalyptus salve is used to relieve respiratory congestion.

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