Comfrey-Calendula Salve for Cramps, Sprains, and Fractures

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This comfrey-calendula salve is a beautiful thing when it comes to stopping charley horses in their tracks.  It also works well for healing fractures and sprains, burns, and contact dermatitis, like from poison oak.

Comfrey-Calendula Salve
1 cup olive or coconut oil
1 1/3 cups dried comfrey leaves
1 1/3 cups dried calendula petals
1 oz beeswax

In a double boiler, melt the beeswax and olive oil together, and then add the comfrey and calendula.  Simmer for 3 hours. A crockpot that can be set to "warm" will also work, and it can be left overnight.

Put a canning funnel in a 12-ounce canning jar and line it with a few layers of cheesecloth.  Pour in some of the oil and herbs and press it through gently.  Continue until all of the oil and herbs have been strained through the cheesecloth, wringing the last of it through to get every last bit.

Links to related posts:

Coconut Oil 
The Medicinal Uses of Comfrey
How to Make a Salve
Calendula