Drawing Salve???

[Gil T.Azell]

Anyone have one?
I've heard Brown Soap (WTF is that?), can't seem to find it in Canada? And sugar.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

The drawing salve I remember is a thick black stinky concoction in a tube you use for bee stings.

It's supposed to "draw" out the stinger.

 

[Sector 7]

Try looking for this one: Corona Woolfat Ointment

Our family has used this since the 1970s. It can be put on a splinter, infection, etc. to draw it out. Use sparingly.

Mom sent a small pill bottle with some in it, when I left for college. I used a toothpick to apply it onto band-aids. It came in very handy for many years. I found a rather large tube at Tractor Supply. They also have it at Amazon.com and Walmart.com.

Don't let the funny name nor animal uses fool you. The metal tin said for horses on one side and for people on the other side. Ours was the red topped can here:

 

[scotpens]

According to Wiki:

Black Ointment or Ichthyol Salve, also called Drawing Salve, has been traditionally used to treat minor skin problems such as sebaceous cysts, boils, ingrown toenails and splinters. The main ingredients are often ichthammol, phenyl alcohol, or arnica montana, and may contain herbs such as echinacea or calendula. The name comes from archaic belief that an irritant can "draw out" evil humors.

If you get stung by a bee, the stinger has to be removed by scraping it with a fingernail or gently pulling it out with tweezers. A medicated salve might help reduce the pain and swelling, though.

Don't let the funny name nor animal uses fool you. The metal tin said for horses on one side and for people on the other side.

This product was originally made to soothe cows' udders after milking, but a lot of people use it for chapped and irritated skin as well.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

Anyone have one?
I've heard Brown Soap (WTF is that?), can't seem to find it in Canada? And sugar.

The brown soap is called Fels-Naptha. You can order it from Amazon.

My mom (and her mom) made drawing salve by scraping brown soap (American Family or Fels Naptha) with a spoon and mixing it with sugar and applied it to a boil or infected sore.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/729260/

http://www.soapsgonebuy.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=D1001&Show=ExtInfo

 

[WillsBabe]

Magnesium sulphate paste. Husband and I have used that in the past, in our spotty youth, for getting rid of subcutaneous spots and pimples.

 

[rhubarbodendron]

If you get stung by a bee, the stinger has to be removed by scraping it with a fingernail or gently pulling it out with tweezers. A medicated salve might help reduce the pain and swelling, though.

Try applying a slice of onion. It reduces both the swelling and the pain.
If you live in a rural area try a leaf of ribwort plantain. Just rub it between your hands till the juice comes out. It's antiseptic and helps against pains and itches. An excellent home remedy against small wounds and all kinds of insect bites and stinges.