This is my response to this challenge from 
I have been an amateur herbalist for about 20 years now, and one of the things I make that has been a great success has been my plantain drawing salve, AKA my Extra Potent Hoover Vacuum Salve.
What's a drawing salve?
A drawing salve is something you use when you get a splinter that you can't dig out with tweezers because it's too far in. You apply salve, cover it up with a bandaid, and if everything works as it should, the splinter will be sucked out and either left on your bandaid or sticking out so that you can pull it the rest of the way out later.
This salve is so potent, I have sucked out an ingrown hair with it so that I could tweeze it the rest of the way later. No shit! This is why I am always floored by bloggers talking about how "gentle" plantain is. If you make it my way, it's not!
my little jar of drawing salve
So why is this salve so potent?
Because I tincture it for a year. Minimum.
Basic how-to:
Cover plantain with extra virgin olive oil in a jar. Leave it somewhere where you will see it every day, because you're going to want to vigorously shake it as close to every day as possible (but don't leave it in the sun). Do this for at least a year.
Strain the plantain out. In a double boiler, melt enough beeswax for the amount of oil you have (the ratio for salves is 3 to 4 Tablespoons of beeswax per one cup of oil). Blend oil and beeswax, and pour into containers.
Unless you are making lots to share, don't make a lot of this one at once, because you don't often need drawing salve generally - one little jar like mine will last ages.
dried plantain
When you do long tinctures like this (I also tincture vanilla beans for 3+ months to make vanilla extract), it's a good idea to note on a calendar when you started, or when it's due to be finished, so you don't forget. ;)
Side note: when I say this is potent, I mean it. Do NOT put it anywhere near your eyes. I wouldn't put it anywhere on my face, to be honest. STRONG. SO STRONG. It makes Gollum cry, strong. Use with caution, and wash your hands after applying it - you don't want to rub your eye with some on your fingers.
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