External Herbal Preparations

Base Ointment for Enucleating Preparation

Using the methods of Dr. John Pattison, Ingrid has developed a base ointment that can be adapted the needs of the situation. It contains: goldenseal root powder, white willow bark, red sandalwood, and turmeric in a base of apricot kernel oil with CO2 processed calendula and turmeric oleoresin. Practitioners can add an escharotic paste or zinc chloride to this base in a manner that controls the aggressivity of the process.

Bloodroot Salve

This is from El Milagro Herbs and contains bloodroot, chaparral, hierba mansa, and red clover in a base of olive oil and beeswax. Special order only.

Cherokee Salve

This ointment is made with bloodroot and galangal in a castor oil base, similar in process to Golden Myrrical but with a broader range of applications. It comes in three sizes, does not contain zinc chloride, and must be customized by the practitioner for each application.

Compound Cerate Belladonna and Belladonna Cream

Dr. Eli G. Jones described many specific treatments in his book. One of these was a thick ointment applied directly to breasts where the lump was very hard and knotty. The original ointment contained phytolacca, arnica, and belladonna in a base of olive oil and beeswax. We reformulated the ointment by adding essential oils of lemon and lime as well as geranium. The treatment needs to be continued for two months beyond the disappearance of the mass. It should not be applied on open skin because of the arnica. Recently, we developed a softer, more penetrable cream using the same ingredients but less beeswax.

Fox Liniment and Fox Cream

This is actually a combination of extracts: blue flag, red clover, and bloodroot. The formula was first published by Dr. William Fox in 1852. He said the applications seldom failed but that advanced conditions needed to be poulticed.  It is applied as a liniment on gauze that is saturated with the solution.  On very thin tissue, it works elegantly.  We now offer this in a cream form that retains moisture better and lends itself to being massaged into the affected tissue.  See the pictures of the horse.

German Kermesberro

This drawing salve is Dr. John Christopher product. It is very detoxifying and soothing. It contains: chaparral, comfrey root, red clover blossoms, pine tar, mullein, bees wax, plantain, poke root, olive oil, soy oil, and tallow. Dr. Christopher used it in a manner similar to the yellow healing or drawing salves that are often used after the bloodroot paste.

Golden Myrrical

This product is useful after eschars have detached and can be used for a few days to prevent closure of the site while observing the area and checking for residual. It tends to dissolve morbid matter at the surface but not deeper down.  It contains: goldenseal root powder, myrrh gum, and Irish moss in a base of castor oil and CO2 processed calendula.

Feathered Turtle Crème

Developed for immediate post-surgical or post-escharotic use when the primary goal is to avoid scarring and recurrence.

Phytolacca Cerate

This is another Dr. Eli G. Jones product. He recommended this for use on scar tissue related to breast cancer, but most people who have been using this product have also applied it on swollen lymph nodes. It requires perseverance, but professional massage therapists have been getting good results. This product was recently reformulated and now contains essential oils of lemon, lime, and bay laurel in addition to the poke root, olive oil, and beeswax.

Red Sun Balm

This is a Dr. John Christopher formula that can be used as an escharotic or in combination with an escharotic. It also tends to be effective with sebaceous cysts. It contains: olive oil, capsicum, oil of wintergreen, pure distilled mint crystals, and other fragrances in an untreated wax base.

Violet Salve

This product is sometimes available in small quantities, either imported from Germany or produced by herbalists who gathered a few flowers in season while hiking or working in the garden. It is based on the Hildegard of Bingen formula and varies according to the source.

Fomentations

Coptis

This is a Chinese herb high in berberines. When made as a strong tea and refrigerated, it makes an excellent wash to relieve itching.

Pipsissewa

This is a Native American treatment for ulcerated sores. It is also made as a strong decoction. It is applied to a clean cloth that is saturated with the liquid and held over the wound. It could cause scarring unless follow up treatment is careful.

Powders

Poultice Powder

This is a combination of herbs—that can vary—that is applied directly to suppurating wounds. Whenever there is discharge, poultices can be applied to absorb and disinfect the site.

Herbal Bolus

Herbal Bolus Powder

These suppositories can be used vaginally or rectally to detoxify the reproductive and eliminatory systems.  The powder can also be mixed with water and used as a poultice to relieve itchiness and inflammation.