Herbal Pain Killers
....and the such
Recipes


Balm of Gilead Salve

- Place 1 ounce of the buds in 1 pint
of hot olive oil and allow to simmer,
covered, 3 hours. Strain and add
1-1/2 ounces of beeswax and 1/2teaspoon
tincture of benzoin to the strined mixture.
Test for consistancy and place in sterile jar.
This is a good salve to use on burns,
scratches, swelling injuries.
Good for any skin eruptions.
The signature of balm of Gilead
is the resinour exudation covering the buds.
It contains salicin, which is found in asprin.
It has some of the same pain-killing and
anti-inflammatory properties as asprin.