Pneumonia Salve:
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition
of the lung with symptoms such as cough, chest pain, fever, and
difficulty breathing. According to the book of "THE
OLD HERB DOCTOR" a good recipe for pneumonia is to "
Make a salve of the following and put on the affected lungs. Keep warmed
up. I know of cases cured with this where doctors gave up.
We always keep in house for colds on chest and sore throat:".
Salves are generally rubbed on the skin; so what I understand from "put
on the affected lungs" is to rube the salve on the chest.
Following are the ingredients for Pneumonia Salve. I have changed the
ancient units of measurements to grams and ounces to make this more
understandable.
Ingredients of Pneumonia Salve for 61 ounces of salve.
Lard |
24 ounces |
White rosin (Gum Rosin
Grade WW) |
12 ounce |
Bees wax |
12 ounce |
Camphor gum |
8 ounces |
Oil of Eucalyptus |
two ounce |
Balsam Peru Oil |
one ounce |
Turpentine Oil |
one ounce |
Cedar Oil |
one ounce |
If you are not familiar with ounces or
you prefer metric units of measurements, please use this list instead.
Ingredients of Pneumonia Salve for 1270 grams of salve.
Lard |
500 grams |
White rosin (Gum Rosin
Grade WW) |
250 grams |
Bees wax |
250 grams |
Camphor gum |
170 grams |
Oil of Eucalyptus |
40 grams |
Balsam Peru Oil |
20 grams |
Turpentine Oil |
20 grams |
Cedar Oil |
20 grams |
Lard is fat from pig and is available
at grocery stores. Use unsalted lard.
White rosin is natural gum rosin or
pine rosin grade WW. It is one of the lightest color rosins. It is white
in powder form, but it is yellow to amber color in solid chunks. It can
easily brake to smaller pieces or powder. Do not use synthetic rosin or
rosin powder for salve. Only use
CROSIN,
BROSIN or
HROSIN for salves.
Any grade of Bees wax will work fine.
The more filtered and pure bees wax have lighter color. (Only use
natural Bees waxes such as
NBWAX421P and
NBWAX423P for salve).
Camphor gum is in the form of waxy
white or clear crystals. This is one of the main ingredients of this
salve that is absorbed through the skin and has anti-inflammatory
properties. Camphor is poisonous in large doses.
Eucalyptus oil is a fragrance and has
insect repellent properties.
Balsam Peru oil is an essential oil. It
is a plant extract and natural.
Turpentine (also called spirit of
turpentine, oil of turpentine, and wood turpentine) is a fluid obtained
by the distillation of resin obtained from live trees, mainly pines.
Cedar oil, also known as cedar wood oil,
is an essential oil derived from the foliage, and sometimes the wood and
roots, of various types of conifers, most in the pine or cypress
botanical families. It has many uses in medicine, art, industry and
perfumery.
Steps of making
Pneumonia salve
- Use a one gallon or 4 liter steel
or aluminum pot and an electric heater for making the salve.
- Start by melting lard over a
medium heat.
- Crush rosin into small pieces, add
them to the molten lard and stir until rosin fully dissolves.
- Add bees wax to the mix, continue
stirring until bees wax dissolves.
- Lower the heat and add camphor.
Continue stirring until fully dissolved.
- Stop the heat and add Eucalyptus
oil, balsam oil, Turpentine and Cedar oil. Continue stirring while
the salve is cooling down. Pour the salve into small wide mouth jars
for storage and future use.
Warning:
All the materials used in making salve are
flammable or combustible and they can easily catch fire when hot. Use
proper ventilation and avoid direct flame. |