Medicinal Herbal Salve
- 1 cup dried chamomile
- 1 cup dried plantain
- 1 -2 cup coconut oil (enough to cover the herbs) or 1 -2 cup olive oil (enough to cover the herbs)
- 6 tablespoons beeswax (3 T per cup of oil)
- 1 teaspoon vitamin E (1/2 tsp oil per cup of oil)
- 15 -20 drops lavender oil (or other favorite EO)
- Place herbs and enough oil (make sure coconut oil is melted first) to cover in a sauce pan or pot (preferably not metal); bring to medium heat and simmer (very low) for 20 minutes.
- While simmering oil, in a separate small pot, simmer the beeswax until melted, bringing it to the same temp as the oil/herb mixture.
- Strain the herbs out, then combine the oil and the beeswax.
- Cool and add vitamin E and essential oil(s).
chamomile, plantain, coconut oil, beeswax, vitamin e, lavender oil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/medicinal-herbal-salve-483974 (may not work)