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I first heard about DIY black drawing salve as a natural remedy when visiting a local Amish community to pick up produce and eggs. One of the farmer’s sons was applying what looked like tar to his arm after getting a large splinter from a fence post.
I asked what he was putting on his arm and was told it was a drawing salve to help pull out the splinter and make sure the area didn’t get infected. I was fascinated and wondered how well it would work.
The farmer assured me the healing salve didn’t stain skin and they used it all the time in their community. They used drawing salve to speed wound healing and draw out foreign objects stuck in the skin. He said it was even effective on some spider bites to draw out the…