From LOST WOODS - Healing Salve

August 21, 2015 - I have made salve from about half of my infused herbal oil concocted from herbs gathered from my Brown County Class.  The other half of the oil is going to receive some plantain and comfrey gathered here at the farm. I plan to use the method of adding the herbs and oil to an airtight container and letting it sit for a month.  Going out this morning to gather  some plantain and comfrey.  I will add these herbs per this information from Wellness Mama found online:

A Healing Salve…

I’m not a fan of Neosporin because its made with petroleum jelly and there are natural options that work just as well.
My homemade healing salve (or “boo-boo lotion”, according to the kids) is helpful on cuts, bruises, stings, poison ivy and skin irritations. It also helps diaper rash and baby skin irritations- just don’t use with cloth diapers or line them first.
It’s easy to make and some of the ingredients even grow in your front yard during the summer… One of the herbs I use is Plantain, which grows in most parts of the country and is great for the skin. Most people just know it as a common garden weed.
This salve is naturally antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, and astringent. It also doesn’t contain petroleum! I never goes bad, so I make it in big batches, but you can reduce the size if needed. I always keep this on hand while gardening for skin irritations and bug bites.
All ingredients and tins and lip chap containers to store it in are available here. (Storing in a lip-chap container makes it portable and easy to apply. )

Ingredients

• 2 cups olive oil or almond oil
• 1/4 cup beeswax pastilles
• 1 tsp echinacea root (optional)
• 2 Tbsp dried comfrey leaf
• 2 Tbsp dried plantain leaf (herb-not banana!)
• 1 Tbsp dried calendula flowers (optional)
• 1 tsp dried yarrow flowers (optional)
• 1 tsp dried rosemary leaf (optional)

Instructions

1. Infuse the herbs into the olive oil. There are two ways to do this. You can either combine the herbs and the olive oil in a jar with an airtight lid and leave 3-4 weeks, shaking daily OR heat the herbs and olive oil over low/low heat in a double boiler for 3 hours (low heat!) until the oil is very green.
2. Strain her herbs out of the oil by pouring through a cheesecloth. Let all the oil drip out and then squeeze the herbs to get the remaining oil out.
3. Discard the herbs.
4. Heat the infused oil in a double boiler with the beeswax until melted and mixed.
5. Pour into small tins, glass jars or lip chap tubes and use on bites, stings, cuts, poison ivy, diaper rash or other wounds as needed.