You will find that a poultice works as well if not better than what you buy from the store or get from the doctor to heal wounds, reduce inflammation, increase blood circulation and more.
In a pan on low heat, add the coconut oil and lightly sauté the ginger, turmeric, lemongrass, onion and garlic. You can put a lid on it for a few seconds to let it steam. You want it to remain mostly dry or slightly moist from the coconut oil. You can use a tiny bit of water if needed as you do not want it to burn.
Turn off and move the ingredients to a bowl to cool.
Add the essential oils and stir to blend well.
Next, lay out your cloth. Take a big spoonful of the mixture and place it into the center of your cloth.
Now, just fold or lay the outside pieces on top of each other so you have a pack. Some like to pull long pieces up into a “handle” at the top and tie it with yarn or thread. It doesn’t really matter as long as you keep the ingredients nestled tightly in the cloth so nothing falls out or becomes loose when in use.
Next, place the poultice on the affected area for 20–30 minutes two or three times a day.
You can place it in the fridge and reheat in a steamer or microwaves, using it four or fives times, before making a new one.
Using a food processor or a blender, combine four ounces of hot water with all other ingredients until the poultice is smooth, with the consistency of pesto.
You may need to add more herbs, clay, or water to achieve the desired consistency. Refrigerate for up to three days, and apply as needed.
If using dried herbs, substitute ¼ cup (60 ml) of the dried herb for one handful of fresh herb.
Plantain poultice for bee stings and mosquito bites
Comfrey Poultice for Healing, wounds, sprains, torn ligaments, and burns
about a dozen fresh comfrey leaves (stem included)
1 cup water
2 handfuls flour or French green clay
A few old dish cloths (or another small piece of cloth you’re no longer using)
Place leaves in a blender. Add water.
Blend for about 30 seconds, until the water and leaves have combined. The consistency should be a somewhat chunky paste
Put this freshly-blended paste in a bowl. Add a handful of flour or clay to the paste and stir it in with your hands.
Place a cup of comfrey poultice in the middle of your cloth and flatten it down with a spatula. Now fold in the sides of your cloth and wrap it around the comfrey.
Repeat this process until you’ve wrapped up all of your comfrey paste in cloth.
You can now either use these poultices fresh or store them in your freezer.
When storing them in the freezer, place a piece of wax paper between each poultice (so it’s easier to separate them later). Now place your poultices in a plastic gallon freezer bag for storage.
Note: once you’ve used an herbal poultice once, you can compost the herbs. The cloth can be washed and then re-used.
Yield: 3–4 poultice packsnded paste in a bowl. Add a handful of flour or clay to the paste and stir it in with your hands.
comfrey salve
For healing, wounds, burns, sprains, sore muscles, bone repair
Comfrey is also known as Knit bone
3 cups of coconut oil
1 cup finely chopped comfrey leaves, powder
2 TBsp Lemon Balm finely chopped, powder
Cook in crockpot on low for 5 to 6 hrs
Strain mixture
Add 3 oz melted beeswas
makes 8-4oz jars (half pint jars)
place in jars
refridgerate to set, then keep in cool dry place
OR a different vender recipe.
1 oz beeswax
in same cup add olive oil to 1 cup
.1 oz comfrey powder
Makes 4, 2oz jars
Both have testimonies of healing what most people would depend on doctors and medicine for.
Comments