My Most Requested Herbal Formula.

If I had to leave with only three medicines; I would choose these!

First would be Cayenne Pepper; because among many other things it stops hemorrhaging internal or external; like no other medicine. I would choose it over Celox or Quick Clot. It can  even help with heart attacks; just take a few teaspoons in a glass of water.

Second would be this Bone & Tissue ointment; because it brings relief and healing to nearly any pain or wound anywhere on the body.

Third would be a tincture of Cryptolepis Root or blend of Herbal Antibiotics; because it’s one of natures most powerful antibiotics, often more effective the commercial medicines.

As much as possible I like to trust God and be self sufficient. When my family started growing I found myself worrying. What if something happens. Instead of going out to buy the best insurance. I decided to learn the principles that healers and homemakers have been using for hundreds of years and invest in simple supplies. For the cost of about three months health insurance, I have a larger collection with hundreds nearly packed herbs, tinctures, essential oils and study volumes.

It’s only recently modern medicine has become a thing we worship. We have become so dependent on drugs and doctors that we barley know how to fend for ourselves. I trust God for my peace and my health, but I’ve found great comfort in using the plants he gave us to treat problems when they arise. Over the past few years I’ve gone from simple pantry herbs to preparing tinctures for serious bacterial and viral illnesses that modern pharmaceuticals are failing to work on.

Much of the world still uses natural medicines due to the massive cost and control in pharmaceuticals. They have not found a way to patent herbs and while goverment tries to restrict them, they are still mostly open. Now there are many good doctors out there, but it often seems modern medicine is less about healing and more about keeping you coming back for more. Not so with natural medicine. I have seen things that I would not have believed 5 years ago and I plan to write more on those if people are interested. It turns out that natural medicine, despite how some would portray it, is not about being a hippie or dancing naked under a full moon. But if you’re into that got for it.

I speak of liberty. But it’s not all guns and activism. It’s being prepared and and being a responsible self sufficient man or woman who knows how to care for their family. the time may be coming soon when we won’t be able to get pills and doctors will not be an emergency room away. I’m not afraid of that. I don’t mean to instill fear because there is no fear in love. I only encourage people to learn. The peace it brings knowing how to deal with sickness and help others is remarkable.

I’m no doctor and I don’t say not to consult one. What I do know is that taking the time to read, practice and collect the materials needed to heal has made my family healthier and helped us trust more in God and less in the worlds system.

Today’s formula.

It’s a practical salve you’ll use almost daily and it’s effectiveness blows people away. I’ve been studying herbs for years and have learned there’s little that can’t be treated with plants; often times better than with modern pharmaceuticals and nearly always with less side effects. This is not my invention. This is the famous Complete Bone and Tissue blend that was formulated by the late herbalist Dr. John Christopher made as a salve. It’s one of the most powerful I have found. Frequent his site and get his books if you want to learn a lot about healing.

Rub it anywhere it hurts. Sprains, cuts, wounds, arthritis, bruises. The other day I even used it on a toothache and it worked in minutes. It relieves pain, speeds up healing and restores damage. It can also be made as capsules and combined with the ointment for deeper internal reach with bone problems and more. For that I leave out Comfrey root and use the leaves.

This ointment cream base is my own blend. You can use nearly any base however. Some might like straight coconut oil. Do you own research. You can find many of Dr. Christopher’s formulas listed on their website. I usually go there first when I have a need. This particular formula is so well known in the herbal world that you can even buy it on Amazon. The reviews speak for it.

All the herbs to make this can be ordered from a place like Penn Herb, the oils and base materials can be readily obtained online as well. Make some for yourself or order a jar from Dr. Christoper’s family to try it out. You won’t regret having this on hand. I make it in large batches like you see above, then I store it in these plastic jars. OK let’s do this.

Needed Herbs.

Parts can weigh in at amount desired as long as your ratio is correct. I use loose cut herbs, not powder as it will turn to mush. See below for how much cream base I use. A simple food scale like this one makes life easier. I’ll link each if these herbs to a quality source, but you can get them wherever you like. These are ingredients measured in PARTS (p) by weight.

• 6p Oak bark (red or white)
• 6p Comfrey leaves or root or combo (I like half and half.)
• 3p Marshmallow root.
• 3p Mullein herb.
• 3p Black Walnut bark or Hulls (I like half and half.)
• 2p Gravel root.
• 2p Wormwood.
• 1p Lobelia.
• 1p Skullcap.

Gavs 521 Ointment BASE:

• 5p coconut oil.
• 2p Shea Butter.
• 1p beeswax.

When this cools it has a medium-firm base. You can also let cool and whip into cream. This works very well for nearly any salve and also mixes well for essential oil salves. For a bit more of a firm base add 1 additional part beeswax. You can get these on Amazon or at your local store. 

Mixing it up.

I mix the herbs in a 3.5:1 ratio with the oil. Meaning  if I have 1000 grams of dried herb, I will mix that blend with about 3500 grams of 521 cream base (by weight). You can adjust this for any amount of course.

This methods will work for most ointment recipes. I measure out all the loose herbs and use a blender to cut them fine. I don’t make a fine powder, but I do make sure they are finely cut and blended, especially the hard roots. 

Next I follow Dr Christopher’s approach placing all the raw ingredients in a baking dish or steel pan and put in the oven at around 180 degrees for 8-24 hours, stirring a few times. The low heat will not burn the ingredients, but it will draw out the medicine in the herbs.

When done you will have herbs and need to strain. You can just use a strainer and much of the herbal infused oils will drain out. Then let it cool. I prefer to use counter top a grape press like this. You can run through a auger style juicer but you have to go very slow and it’s hard on the machine. You can also use a strainer bag to squeeze it, but you’ll might want a set of heat resistant kitchen gloves like these. After that I still the resulting hot liquid through the fine mesh bag to make it nice and clean.

Depending on how hard you can press some oils will be lost as they soak into the herbs. When I have it drained I strain it again through the fine mesh bag (linked above) to make it nice and clean. I then let it cool partly before whipping it with a mixer to make it smooth and creamy.

This is  really not hard. Still, salves are far easier with a good press, so if you’re serious look into it. I use this. Once this is made you can use the ointment anywhere. Kids scrapes, acne on the face, sores, pains and aches. You name it. I always tell people, if it hurts, use it. I’m not a licensed doctor, so do you own research and learning. But this is what I have found.

— Gav

1: Ointment base tossedd in on top of dry herbs. I put in the over at 180 for at least 8 hours. — 2: Strained and pressed, the sediment is cleaned out and I let it cool. — 3: Mostly cooled, I whip it with a mixer to make it nice and creamy. You can also just let it cool fully, it will be harder that way. — 4: Finished product in plastic jars.

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A NOTE on Comfrey:
This can also be made as capsules. Commercial blends I have seen leave out the Comfrey in the capsules. Comfrey has been used for centuries, but some studies suggest that in large quantities it could be bad for the kidney. Read about that here. I tend to think that most of the fear about Comfrey is propagated by pharmaceutical companies that do not like how incredibly powerful and efftive it is.

While I use care in regards to internal use of the root, and I feel perfectly comfortable using it externally, if you are concerned you can use the leaf only which has much lower pyrrolizidine alkaloid. You could also leave the Comfrey out of the formulas, but it is one of the most powerful wound healing herbs in the blend. Do your own study, but long story short. This formulas has been used for many decades and it works wonders.