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-[[Image:Lanolinezalf - detail.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ointment]] (''salve'') from a tube]]
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-A '''salve''' is a medical [[ointment]] used to soothe the surface of the body.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://firstaid.webmd.com/wilderness-sunburn-treatment |title=Sunburn Treatment: First Aid Information for Sunburn |publisher=Firstaid.webmd.com |date=2011-11-01 |accessdate=2012-04-02}}</ref>
-== Medical uses ==
-Black Ointment, or [[ammonium bituminosulfonate|Ichthyol]] Salve, also called '''Drawing Salve''' has been traditionally used to treat minor skin problems such as [[sebaceous cyst]]s, [[boil]]s, [[ingrown toenail]]s and splinters. The main ingredients are often [[ichthammol]], [[phenyl alcohol]], or [[arnica montana]], and may contain herbs such as [[echinacea]] or [[calendula]]. The name comes from archaic belief that an irritant can "draw out" evil [[Humorism|humors]].
-== Agricultural uses ==
-In the days before [[Sheep dip|dipping]], a greasy salve was rubbed into the wool of sheep in the autumn as a precautionary measure - as referenced in social literature about ancient farming areas in England.<ref>Pontefract, E. & Hartley, M. ''Wharfedale'' (1943 reprint) Dent & Sons</ref>
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 [[Category:Ointments]]