DIY Balm of Gilead Salve for Soothing Pain and More

Learn how to make one of the best pain relieving healing salves ever: Balm of Gilead. Modern day Balm of Gilead in our North American continent comes from the Balsam Poplar (Populus balsamifera), the narrow leaf balsam poplar (Populus angustifolia) or the black cottonwood tree (Populus trichocarpa). Although there are hundreds of other poplar species in the Northern hemisphere, these species are the best to use. Harvest time for the buds is in the early spring, so it's almost time!

These plants’ spring buds contain the highest levels of the chemical methyl salicylate, which is a precursor to acetyl salicylate, the pain relieving chemical in aspirin.

Key Moments:

0:00 Introduction
0:55 Methyl Salicylate
2:00 Infused Oil
2:45 Poplar Bud
3:59 Skin
4:20 Beeswax
6:45 Safety
7:05 Blood Thinners
7:30 Essential Oils
8:00 Dilution
8:25 Ginger Root
9:50 Blackpepper
10:10 Copaida
10:50 Birch Oil
11:20 German Chamomile
11:45 Scent
13:20 Poring into Tins
15:40 Foraging
16:20 Tincture
16:40 Willow Bark

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