What makes this salve different than most comfrey-goldenseal salves you will find on the market is the quantity of goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) root powder in the recipe. Because goldenseal is very expensive, now over $200 a pound, most herbalists and manufacturers use goldenseal leaf instea...
During the warm months, my mission is simple: avoid bug bites whenever possible. And living in the humid south makes this a challenge. When I was a kid, it meant spraying liberal quantities of OFF bug repellent all over myself. It was greasy and smelled gross, but it was the only way...
but it doesn’t give much oomph when it comes to cleaning. I added some baking soda to help whiten and reduce plaque, but not so much that there’s gum irritation. And the calcium helps to restore the