Wednesday April 24, 2019 My kitchen looked like it belonged to a mad scientist yesterday. But the end result was 30 jars of Yaya’s healing salve and 10 pounds of soap. We had the salve in the store a year ago and sold out, but now it’s back! What’s in the healing salve and what is it good for? Read on…
I’ve been soaking a wonderful array of herbs in organic olive oil for 6 weeks now with the plan to make my healing salve. These are the herbs I used:
- Calendula Flowers. This is one of the best herbs to use when attempting to treat ailments of the skin – such as cuts, burns, inflammation, bruises, minor open wounds, scrapes. Phytochemicals that are present in this flower work hard against bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
- Plantain. Plantain is an awesome plant and it’s actually a common weed that grows nearly everywhere. It has incredible medicinal properties and can heal a variety of different skin issues such as: eczema, psoriasis, bee stings, insect bites, poison ivy. The alpacas also love to it eat it when they find it in the pasture.
- St. John’s Wort. The “feel good” herb is often known for it’s use in treating mild depression; however, when St. John’s wort is used topically it is wonderful in homemade salves for the treatment of bruises, wounds, and especially good for treating sunburn.
- Goldenseal Root. The active constituents of the herb are some of the most potent natural antimicrobial agents found in nature. It’s broad-spectrum healing properties – anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, antibiotic, and anti-viral.
- Olive Leaf. Olive leaf may be one of the richest natural antiviral compounds ever! I love it for it’s skin-loving qualities and benefits in healing eczema.
- Comfrey Root + Leaves. Encourages the reproduction of cells therefore working to support the mending of sprains, bruises, swellings, burns and sores.
- Pine Resin. The resin was gathered in Boulder Utah by my son and daughter in law. Pine resin carries incredible healing properties of antibacterial, antiviral, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, and anti-microbial. And it smells so good!
- Then I added some local organic raw honey, organic beeswax, Vitamin E and a few essential oils. I used frankincense, copaiba and lavender essential oils, also carrot seed oil. Oh my, this is going to be amazing! Add a bit of magic and a lot of love and now I have 30 amazing tins of Yaya’s Healing salve. Some will be in Yaya’s Yarn Barn at our next event and I’ll add them to the on line store this week.
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This Salve…
…is loaded with analgesic, anti-microbial, antiviral, antibacterial, and anti-fungal goodness! I wanted a salve to treat a broad spectrum range of skin ailments. It’s gentle, soothing and regenerative. Based on the plants + oils used, I would use it to to treat:
- eczema
- psoriasis
- inflammation
- itching
- slow-healing wounds
- cuts, scraps, and bruises
- bug bites and stings
- minor, superficial burns
- rashes
- cold sores
Photo of the day: The jar of awesomeness full of herbs before I strained the oil.
Tins of salve cooling and waiting for lids and labels.
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