Comfrey & Calendula Ointment 1x 60mL Jar

Calendula officinalis and Symphytum officinale. Maceration of Comfrey leaves and Calendula flowers in Sunflower Oil, and Beeswax.

A valuable “First Aid” cream, aids healing and helps to take the “sting” out of cuts, grazes and bruises. Helps to heal nappy rash, acne, & slow healing wounds. For cracked hands or feet try overnight application with a plaster or cotton socks. Rubbed in thoroughly twice a day we’ve found that warts will disappear. Traditionally Comfrey was known as “Knitbone” as it is reputed to speed up the healing of bone injuries. Comfrey is a natural source of Allantoin, which speeds up cell production, so it should not be used on infected areas as it may heal the skin too quickly. When our children were small, a jar of ‘Magic Green Ointment’ would fix almost every injury! It’s the remedy we use when we’re not sure what to use, and it always seems to help.

At Millstream Gardens, we have been making and selling our herbal ointments for over 35 years now. The plants used in making our salves come from our gardens, are gathered wild from our land, or from plant matter or extracts that we buy in. Beeswax comes from a local Apiary, and the Sunflower Oil, which forms the basis of most of our macerations, is NZ made, as is the Lavender Oil.

Most of our ointments are made using herbal macerations in NZ cold pressed Sunflower Oil. Maceration is the process of steeping fresh herbs in oil & leaving in the sun for several weeks, or gently heating the mixture to transfer the herbal oils from the plant into the oil. Beeswax is added to give a firm consistency, and contributes healing properties. This makes application and storage, cleaner and easier.