[Herbalist] scars

[Jenne Heise]

Greetings! I found this in my archives, and I was wondering if it would
be ok to repost it to the SCA-Herbalist list and put it in their recipe
archives?

-- Jadwiga
> > --
> [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> In a message dated 6/12/2002 11:20:02 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
> alanadarkfire at yahoo.com writes:
> 
> 
> > Having had several major surgeries over the past 3-4
> > years, I've ben looking at materials for
> > fading/diminishing scars.
> >
> 
> My husband made a salve which was intended to relieve pain and assist in
> healing.  At about the time he finished it, I received several severe burns
> on my hand and used it to great effect.  Not only did it relieve the pain and
> speed the healing but there were no scars.  But the most surprising thing was
> the fact that I had an old scar on that same hand from a childhood accident
> and that scar disappeared too.
> 
> The salve was made from a clove infusion, comfrey root tincture, & beeswax.
> The exact recipe is:
> 
> Comfrey & Clove Salve
>     Beeswax (grated) 1 oz.
>     Heat  in a brass pan over low heat until all has melted.
>     Remove from heat. Place in a bowl and add:
> 
>     Clove Oil - ½ cup
>     Comfrey Root Tincture - ¼ cup
> 
>     Mix these ingredients rapidly. using a wooden spoon, until there are no
> lumps and the mixture takes on a smooth creamy appearance.  Set the mixture
> aside until it has cooled completely.  Stir the cooled mixture again to
> remove any remaining lumps.  Pour into jars for future use.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Constance de la Rose
> 
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Jadwiga Zajaczkowa, mka Jennifer Heise	      jenne at mail.browser.net
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giving, by losing." -- Anais Nin