Tried and True Natural Medicinals

[jamesneuen]

I grew up with a drawing salve for infections and splinters and such.

Has beeswax, pine tar, and butter, also seen camphor added

[Kesephist]

Back in the day, when I DIDN'T have a steel rod and four screws in one leg, I bicycled. Those damn axehead-with-a-doily racing seats plus the fact I weighed 225 (TWTD (sigh)) had me with the H condition (no, not P/C, just embarassing and not really want gross anyone out).

Witch-hazel applied topically did a VERY good job without being as uncomfortable feeling as the actual complaint. Problem is, though, what I used was store-bought, and tarnation if I remember if it was in water, or as a tincture, or what all.

On the side of this, in your BOB medkit or out there in the Back of beyond...cotton balls, or, of all things, dried cattail fluff. I tried the latter, found the only processing needed was a fine metal comb. it served rather well.


Kesephist