Forgotten Medicine: Pine Resin, Making a Pine Resin Salve

In this video, I go over a medicine that has slowly become relegated to the days of yesterday. What was once so common, almost every household knew about it and made it. Now, the information is slowly falling into obscurity. Hopefully, this video, can help us remember or at least not forget, the importance of this abundant resource.
Just remember, not all evergreen sap is the same. While pines are generally considered safe, cedars are actually mildly toxic and can flare up asthma issues if inhaled. In this video, I used a southern yellow pine resin, also known as loblolly pine, which is very common in the southeast.
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[@MichelleHotchkissArt]

To save a step, next time put the raw resin inside the layers of gauze/cheese cloth and secured the top with a wire - add that directly to most of your oil and heat. The resin will melt into the oil, the bark will stay in the cheesecloth and no need to filter it. 👍🏻

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Great idea

[@tonisaunders3420]

Amazing tutorial! Thanks ao much. Blessings from Idaho ❣️

[@evvie01]

Very good tutorial too. You explain things very well.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Thank you so much!

[@lorij3786]

That we have some here, besides poplar scrub, let’s go

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Probably got alot of spruce and fir too

[@maccabeus-everydaysurvival5828]

I like the title...Forgotton Medicine...it sounds like a series type name

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Definitely should be. Herbal and folk medicines have all seemingly been forgotten. I brought this one up because the older folks remember when you mention it but half didn't even realize it's not around anymore. Like when they changed root beer

[@happter9628]

Thank You!!!

[@PreppingWithSarge]

Another great one, thanks Anthony, you've been putting out some banger content

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Thank you my friend. Fall and early winter are my super busy months trying to get as much non growing food done as I can before it gets miserably cold and I gotta focus back on the garden for spring planting. Always nice freshening up skills I haven't done in a while or trying new processes to see if they work

[@ModernRefugee]

Thanks for the information.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Sure thing. Thanks for checkin it out

[@reginacarroll8149]

Thank you

[@stevenensminger5737]

Thank you so much great info.....

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@CorsairTrainers]

Good stuff!!!

[@PalmettoPrepared]

I appreciate it. Hope it helps somebody

[@SongOfSongsOneTwelve]

9:12 Those little bark pieces shouldn’t be discarded because they make great for starters and are good for other uses. This was such an interesting video, tysm for sharing it!

[@PalmettoPrepared]

They were just discarded from the salve. I kept it for torch purposes. Thank you so much

[@lorij3786]

Merry Christmas to you and your little family Anthony

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Merry Christmas Lori jean!

[@alexentel3681]

Bad ass video, we’ve been collecting pine resin just because it helps start fires really well.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Thank man. That it does. Extremely flammable and very good for the skin

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Good information

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Thanks Gil

[@OldSchoolPrepper]

I want to learn more about local medicinals this year...this is an awesome video. when I hear Pine resin I always think FIRE..this is great info..

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Thank you! First thing I always think of is pine pitch glue. Then fat wood fires. But I've been using this stuff on my hand and it's working great. Wife is insisting I use it on my heels next. You totally need to jump into the medicinal realm not just because of your background but because you can grow and harvest specifics and can learn quickly when things are at their best. It takes a certain type of eye to see this stuff and you got it

[@swamprat9018]

from the scared old trees that was for sap harvest the v angle was close to 90degrees. and they had a series of Vs half dozen to a dozen marks. the sap ran down the v to the point were it was collected. your mark on the tree was not angled enough for it to run down the v but it ran over it.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

You are correct. I've learned my lesson

[@SongOfSongsOneTwelve]

I would love to buy one!

[@Spherest]

Great video. I love and and get why you have the disclaimer at the end. I want to make a salve for myself. It's very natural, and earth friendly. Thank you.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Thank you so much. This is one of my favorite salves. It really does wonders for skin issues

[@MichaelR58]

Good informational video Anthony , thanks for sharing YAH bless brother !

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Thanks Michael!

[@chadmcclain3462]

Just spent da last two hrs collecting pine sap for the first time it was really fun 😊✌🏾

[@PalmettoPrepared]

I purposely make cuts in my trees just to be able to harvest the sap semi annually

[@foco4429]

My dad would put turpentine on our dog’s hot spots and it worked. I forgot about it till now.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

See!! Perfect example of forgotten medicine. I think it was one of those things that was just so common, it wasn't passed down and taught as it was just expected

[@chuckfarley567]

George Brett...was just using pine tar to heal his bat.......lol I love pine trees !!.......

[@PalmettoPrepared]

I don't have an arm like you, i gotta put anything on it I can find!

[@PenntuckytheCrag]

Great video and shout out. Get metal slivers all the time doing commercial steel studs

[@PalmettoPrepared]

I've become a master at pulling splinters with my non dominant hand

[@PenntuckytheCrag]

@@PalmettoPrepared lol. Nice. It’s usually my non-dominant hand that gets the splinters from holding the screws with a magnetic tip.

[@PenntuckytheCrag]

I am a habitual hand wash, also been working on pretty filthy stuff in the last years

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Likewise. Always working on nasty cars from engine work to disgusting peoples interior work, washing my hands is a compulsory action now

[@joshuakunze8930]

Amazing video such great content. Today on Father’s Day me my kids and wife collected over 10 gallons of pine sap. As weee getting ready we are gathering are list together. What kind of oil are you using

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Holy cow that's alot of sap. In this batch I used olive oil. But I'll use Jojoba oil too as it absorbs better

[@cguidry1481]

Great, Amazing information. Too bad I don't have pine trees around my area.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

I appreciate it. Really? My great grandfather lived in simpson and his house was surrounded by pines. Of course the last time I was there was probably 1998

[@cguidry1481]

We have oaks, cedars and a lot of pecan trees.

[@PenntuckytheCrag]

One of my oil breakdown pine sap etc

[@maccabeus-everydaysurvival5828]

Well done Palmetto. Pines are a great resource 🏴‍☠️🇺🇲🏴‍☠️

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Thank you! My hand appreciates it. Figured I'd share the process

[@maccabeus-everydaysurvival5828]

​@PalmettoPrepared my hands on the back Crack really bad. I wish I had those Whispering Pines here

[@PalmettoPrepared]

@maccabeus-everydaysurvival5828 any pine works. I'm so used to seeing pines 5 million times a day, it's hard to imagine people in places that don't have them

[@annfarmer9704]

what is the difference between pitch, resin and sap?

[@amansaku]

Thanks for the info. Just asking how much time will this prep last ?

[@PalmettoPrepared]

A few years. I've still got oregano salve left that I made almost 4 years ago and it doesn't smell rancid at all

[@alexstrouse6333]

Can you use mineral oil?

[@privateerwoodworksnmore]

Yes I've learned but you knew this was coming. (Every Day Outdoors) whaaat😆😆😆

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Lol I'm not even going to pretend I get the reference

[@maccabeus-everydaysurvival5828]

Hahahaha 🏴‍☠️🇺🇲🏴‍☠️Everyday...Survival...but that's the way it is for us outdoor dogs.Indoor dogs are wimps

[@PalmettoPrepared]

@maccabeus-everydaysurvival5828 bahahaha I shot this intro so many times I didn't even notice i jacked it up until now

[@privateerwoodworksnmore]

@@PalmettoPrepared what I'd tell ya Macc baaaahhh 😄😄😄

[@PalmettoPrepared]

@@privateerwoodworksnmore every outdoors day

[@lorij3786]

Fantastic information. Question though, what type of oil did you us?

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Thank you! This batch I used olive oil. Slower to absorb into the skin but much cleaner than other oils

[@lorij3786]

@@PalmettoPrepared thank you very much. I have access to pine sap, it’s so awesome

[@glen1arthur]

Good video. Do you have Buckleys Cold Medicine down there?

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Thank you. And I've never heard of it so perhaps not

[@glen1arthur]

@@PalmettoPrepared It is made from sap and God knows what. It taste awful! if you were sick as a kid your mom would offer you a spoonful and if you took it you got to stay home from school. I didn't miss much school. lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXanhZyGZtyUpKc

[@Sunsetschano]

I am wanting to make that salve. Are those tins special tins? Can the pine sap be from any pine tree or does it primarily have to be from a spruce if that matters?

[@PalmettoPrepared]

You can buy the tins of Amazon. I've also used half pint Mason jars. I use pine primarily. You can use other conifers but just research before you do as some can be toxic. Pine is not toxic

[@vincentpatrickkipchirchir5908]

Where do i get market fory Oil. I have small scale processing plant ..Pine oil Resin.

[@BeTheBeYOUtifulWierdo]

Just wondering about the lid after the oil, is this to encourage infusion?

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Basically to keep heat in to avoid rapid temperature swings

[@BeTheBeYOUtifulWierdo]

@@PalmettoPrepared thanks! We made our first batch yesterday, and it was amazing! Thanks so much for the awesome advice! 🌲❤️

[@Crosscut_76]

What kind of carrier oil are you using?

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Olive oil for this one as I had run out of jojoba oil I planned to use

[@pammickelson1022]

If we have a healthy pine tree, can we carefully chip off resin.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

You can cut a V notch in a healthy tree and it will gladly give you tons of resin without actually harming the tree

[@ChestaAcosta-mu3hd]

I need some for my feet!!!!

[@PalmettoPrepared]

I works so well on my feet

[@mediacaolegal7586]

Hi I have four questions, please. 1. is pine resin the same as pine tar? 2. is pine resin the same as turpentine? 3. is the resin from any pine tree good, or it must be a specific pine tree? - in fact, extending my question, is any resin from any tree also good? 4. what are the healing properties of this balm? what is it good for? Thank you very much for this video, loved it!

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Thank you and sure thing, let me see if I can help 1) no resin is just a better name for raw sap. Pine tar is made from heating the resin out of the wood. I have also done a video on this process. 2) turpentine is made from distilling resin much like how one would distill ethanol or spirits from fermented grain. 3) generally all pines are considered safe. Some are better for resin than others. Yellow and white pine are the best. 4) Great for the skin. Stops microbial growth and when combined with a great carrier oil like jujube or olive, helps heal the skin. Personally I've used this on minor skin issues like windburn, minor burns, rashes, insect bites, and even helped stopped itching from when had poison ivy on my forearm.

[@mediacaolegal7586]

@@PalmettoPrepared Amazing! Thank you very much. I will watch your other videos.

[@20KPM]

Great video! I wonder, does spruce sap have the same propertys as pine? Q2: Could one use pine tar instead of sap for the salve?

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Generally yes, spruce resin can be used like pines however, don't use cedars. Yes pine tar can also be used as it's great for the skin as well

[@RuthyP]

Oh no. Wait. Don't use cedar? Why? Shoot. That's what I gathered.

[@R7der97]

Can one make smelling oil from this resin???

[@PalmettoPrepared]

That is a very good question

[@maccabeus-everydaysurvival5828]

Chopsticks? Just cant break free from the Asia Expedition I see

[@PalmettoPrepared]

I didn't mind sacrificing a set of chopsticks over my 2 pronged forks

[@maccabeus-everydaysurvival5828]

​@@PalmettoPreparedhe who wounds trees and walks to Asia.....

[@vincentpatrickkipchirchir5908]

I need contact to sell my final product.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

First

[@lorij3786]

Second😂

[@evvie01]

Pine products are not out of favor by chance. Chemical companies play a very big roll in displacing products that are more wholesome, like pine, with their lab made dangerous chemical ingredients that serve the purpose but are cheap to make and bring a better profit. Maybe good business for them but it's hard on us as living things that want to remain healthy.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Honestly I was skeptical prior to making this at how well it would actually work. After using it, I can't go back. It works so well you would think it's prescription strength stuff

[@melanieanne2066]

"I combined half the beginning......" ???? Beginning...what? Can you just write down the recipe (ALL the measurements), and clarify each step after that? I have pinon pin sap. Its clean. I have the olive oil and the beeswax beads, too. Would really appreciate it.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

This recipe as I made it is 100g of pine resin 300g of olive oil I lost 15g of weight in bark so the total weight of resin and olive oil combined was 385g. Used 65g of beeswax. The only reason I split it up was because my container size was only so big. If you start with a big enough container in the double boiler, you won't have to split it

[@melanieanne2066]

@@PalmettoPrepared THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@Dragondezznuts]

I have a question. How do you tell pine tree varieties apart? I have a huge pine tree in my yard and whenever I look up what kind it is none of the trees online come close to its size and shape.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

The needles, your location, and bark are the best ways. Long leaf and short leaf are easy to tell because of the length of the needles. Loblolly is easy to tell because of the wood color and needles as well.

[@Dragondezznuts]

@@PalmettoPrepared 😆 I feel stupid but what? I have a pine tree that 4 feet in diameter and 3 stories tall. I live in Michigan 3 miles off Lake Michigan in 6A