Talkback: Make comfrey ointment

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• Sue Line Posts: 2

  June 2012

  150g fresh or 60g dried comfrey leaves
  
  Sue

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• Lathyrus Posts: 2

  June 2012

  And how much petroleum jelly for 150g of leaves? Also, what kind of wax should be used and where can it be bought from?

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• Shelly45 Posts: 1

  March 2013

  I have made this ointment in the past using beeswax.  I have first put the leaves in oil (grapeseed oil or vegetable oil) and left it on a windowsill for a few weeks, strained the oil and then addes the warmed beeswax, just as the final few steps of this option.  Does anyone know what difference to the ointment this makes?  I do know the ointment works for bruising and still joints.

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• David Ru Posts: 1

  August 2015

  Shelly, i would guess using oil plus wax would make the mixture that much softer; using just beeswax does not sound like a good idea..

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