Guest guest Posted February 13, 2002 Report Share Posted February 13, 2002 I can get 1 oz jar for $4.99. Please let me know if you are interested. Patty Corapi In a message dated 2/13/02 9:21:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, omalleygirls writes: > Hi. I am not very good at reading all of the daily digests that come across > my computer, so please forgive me if I am repeating anything that has > transpired recently. I received a phone call today from a woman who knows > me from the soaps and lavender pillows that I make every fall. She has a > friend who is in desperate need of an ointment that contains comfrey > (anti-inflammatory) that she had purchased 3 years ago from a crabby lady > who she doesn't want to do business with. What is going on is this woman > in her 70s has severe circulatory problems in her feet that have led to > swelling and cracking. Her doctor is concerned that if the cracking > continues she is going to get infections in her feet and worse things could > happen from there. The salve that the woman's friend shared with her > before did the trick of relieving the pain, swelling and cracking that she > was experiencing, when over-the-counter salves couldn't help at all. They > have asked me to make something for the friend to try, and I am > respectfully asking for my listmates to share their knowledge with me so I > might help a suffering woman. Please, help if you can! Thanks! > > kate > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2002 Report Share Posted February 14, 2002 Hi. I am not very good at reading all of the daily digests that come across my computer, so please forgive me if I am repeating anything that has transpired recently. I received a phone call today from a woman who knows me from the soaps and lavender pillows that I make every fall. She has a friend who is in desperate need of an ointment that contains comfrey (anti-inflammatory) that she had purchased 3 years ago from a crabby lady who she doesn't want to do business with. What is going on is this woman in her 70s has severe circulatory problems in her feet that have led to swelling and cracking. Her doctor is concerned that if the cracking continues she is going to get infections in her feet and worse things could happen from there. The salve that the woman's friend shared with her before did the trick of relieving the pain, swelling and cracking that she was experiencing, when over-the-counter salves couldn't help at all. They have asked me to make something for the friend to try, and I am respectfully asking for my listmates to share their knowledge with me so I might help a suffering woman. Please, help if you can! Thanks! kate Send FREE Valentine eCards with Greetings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2002 Report Share Posted February 14, 2002 Comfrey does great in salves. The basic formula is infuse your comfrey in a base oil, then strain and add beeswax, pour into pots and let cool. It sounds like the salve she had might have had more than comfrey in it. I make and anti-inflammatory and skin moisturizing salve with comfrey in it called Super Skin. It is $4.00 for a 3 oz jar. If you just want to make her a salve of comfrey, then you can do it yourself if you have some comfrey on hand (I carry that too, if you need it; $0.75/oz for cut and sift leaves). Put about a half ounce of comfrey (use an ounce of fresh herb, and bruise it first) into a cup of oil. Heat the oil with the herb in it. I would use safflower, olive, or jojoba (for longest lasting). Heat the oil to just under 115 degrees and hold it there for about twenty minutes. Then put the herb and oil in a jar and seal it up tight and let cool overnight. Next day strain the oil through cheesecloth and squeeze the left over herb good and hard to get the last of the oil out of it. Heat the oil back up, and add oh around 2-3 ounces of beeswax (carry that stuff too, if ya want it; beads, white for $3.00/ounce, or pounds, yellow for $12.00) and melt the beeswax down. Stir well after it has melted for about two minutes, then pour or ladle into pots and let cool. You may wish to add a bit of liquid glycerin to the mix for her. If you want to add eos to the salve, add them soon after you pour into the pots. That way they wont evaporate too much. Tea tree would help fight those infectious problems. Blessings, Soseneda AIM: SosenedaA ICQ: 47264444 : soseneda_arianrhod MSN: Soseneda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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