Asalve is a medicalointment used to soothe theskin.[1]
Magnesium sulphate paste is used as a drawing salve to treat small boils and infected wounds and to remove 'draw' small splinters.[2] Black ointment, orIchthyol Salve, also calledDrawing Salve, has been traditionally used to treat minor skin problems such assebaceous cysts, boils,ingrown toenails and splinters.
The main ingredients are oftenichthammol,phenyl alcohol, orArnica montana, and may contain herbs such asechinacea orcalendula. The name comes from archaic belief that an irritant can "draw out" evilhumors. (This should not be confused withblack salve which is dangerous.)
In the days beforedipping, a greasy salve was rubbed into the wool of sheep in the autumn as a precautionary measure against parasites - as referenced in social literature about ancient farming areas in England.[3]
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