Cuts and Scrapes Salve (1/2 oz)

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This salve has been a stand by for me for many many years. It is a combination of some of the most important herbs from Western and Chinese medicine. The comfrey, plantain, and calendula represent one of the most common three herb combination found in the external products of this type in Western herbal medicine. Comfrey and plantain both contain allantoin which increases cell proliferation and wound healing (engender flesh) and thus shorten the healing process. When these two are combined with calendula which also engenders flesh but has a mild while definite blood quickening action the three herbs work in concert as a powerful combination to heal the skin. The addition of St. John’s wort and zi cao gen, what I call “the red herbs” because they are the herbs that give the salve its red color strengthen the above three significantly, both clear heat and work together to support the flesh engendering function of the first three. Add to this the power of di yu and you have what I believe is the most powerful six herb combination as a purely skin healing dui yao. But these six need help. The combination of Echinacea, gardenia, and chaparral form a powerful heal clearing combination that reduces localized heat and inflammation and gently quickens the blood. Additionally Echinacea further strengthens the function of engendering flesh. The addition of rose geranium was the last addition to this formula in the late 1990’s and was the cap-stone. Rose geranium not only assists in the healing process but this essential oil, in my opinion blends perfectly with the other herbs in this formula to create a very pleasant smell. -Thomas Avery Garran