Salve for Sore Muscles, Aches, and Pains

Salve for Sore Muscles, Aches, and Pains

This salve is made from St. John’s Wort infused oil. St. John’s

Wort flowers should be infused in oil when they are freshly

picked and just wilted. If you dry them to save for winter use,

the flowers will lose their strong active principle. So pick them,

let them wilt for a few hours and then macerate in oil.

Cottonwood bud infused oil is made in the spring when the

resinous buds are getting ready to leaf out, but before bud

break. Willow bark can be used in place of cottonwood buds, if you don’t have cottonwood growing near you. Both are

analgesic and anti-inflammatory.

 3 tablespoons olive oil infused with St. John’s wort

Flowers

 1 tablespoon cottonwood bud infused oil (balm of

Gilead)

 1 tablespoon beeswax

Follow the basic directions for salve making on page 5,

beginning at step 4, using St. John’s wort infused oil and

cottonwood bud infused oil.

Other herbs that can help with sore muscles and joints:

Pine or spruce needles, pine resin, aspen leaves or bark, willow

bark, birch leaves, arnica flowers, calendula flowers, golden rod

flowers, ginger, turmeric, or dandelion flowers.