Making Balm of Gilead ~ Love Your Land

[@valleyofthemoon7113]

Loved your video ! You are interesting to listen to and I like the way you can goof up and laugh about it , no pretences here ! Thankyou ! 👍👍👍😊

[@davispetit1312]

I used to be licensed in massage therapy. This is very informative. This inspires me to get my own cottonwood/poplar buds and make my own salve as I have torn rotators on both cuffs; dermatitis (I found out that it helps with skin irritations as well). Thank$ a million!

[@patsanzone8019]

Excellent tutorial Karen ! Just love the color also. Now I have to try and score some buds.

[@mirandagarcia9752]

I use coffee filters to strain my oils. I found it strains better than cheese cloth and its cheaper and easier to find. I just strain a little at a time.

[@darlenemullins1763]

Oh I would love your Christmas gift.

[@Darswar4]

Greetings from Pueblo ❤ I'm so excited to make this

[@spiritumspiritus6572]

Cotton wood trees? Wow!

[@maryannward7771]

ty for sharing..awesome video...would love to buy some

[@123loveyourland]

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[@marilynnoble9711]

Great video. Very informative.

[@tanyabonnett7787]

Extra Buds can also be frozen

[@essentricswithlindsay]

I'm curious why the salve is green. My mum made this every year and it was always a deep cranberry red. Does it depend on the type of tree? Also, she would dry the buds before infusing them - but it appears you pick them and infuse right away? I should have been a more observant teenager and watched my mum's method. The aroma of this salve is heavenly!

[@123loveyourland]

Hi Lindsay… It depends on the type of oil you are using. In my case, I used olive oil which made it appear a greenish color.

[@essentricswithlindsay]

@@123loveyourland thank you! My mom has been gone 16 years now. And I retrieved the infused oil that she had in jars after she passed away. I have been slowly adding beeswax to small portions of the infused oil and making them into little pots of salve. I am amazed that after 16 years the infused oil is as fresh and aromatic as ever!

[@StonemotherShaman]

I have deep red salve that I made with olive oil. And also golden colored salve. The difference was that I used winter buds vs spring buds.

[@sandhyapuri7285]

@@essentricswithlindsay😢

[@learnfromjasmine]

Thank you I am making this right now and very excited! When should the buds sink down in the oil? Mine are currently floating - thanks!

[@123loveyourland]

Hi there! They don’t “need” to sink. Floating is fine. The only goal with heating them with the oil is to infuse the oil with the cottonwood bud resin. :) Happy balm making!

[@learnfromjasmine]

@@123loveyourland Thanks! I'm finishing mine up now and my next question is how do you clean your crockpot after it had beeswax in it?

[@123loveyourland]

Rewarm it (just warm, not hot or you’ll burn yourself), then wipe it out with paper towel until all of the beeswax is removed. Then you can take another paper towel and put rubbing alcohol on it and wipe it out again and that will remove the residue. Then I would wash the crockpot with a dish soap like dawn. Next time, you can get those crockpot liners and avoid all of these steps. :)

[@angieclarke88]

HI great Video. I was wondering why cant use buds that are blooming and covering in red sticky stuff ? its seems the same stuff as the buds just they are bigger with the buds opening ? thanks

[@123loveyourland]

Hi Angie! I honestly don’t recall all of the exact reasons, but I know you don’t want the innards of the buds in your salve. Only the resin. I’m sure you could filter out any unwanted parts and pieces though. :)

[@KittenBowl1]

It was nice to see the real buds on branches. Thank you for sharing. I have dried version as I don’t want moisture. Just about to make infused oil. Btw, you should always measure materials in weight and not volume (grams and ounces rather than liters and table spoons) as volume is quite inaccurate. Regardless good tips. Thanks!

[@darlenemullins1763]

I can not find site for brown bear country store can someone help me

[@MegaGANOEXCEL]

Thank you

[@TheKristenGibson]

Amazing video. What microbial elements are in the tea tree oil? Do you mean the plant compounds, or actual microbes?

[@robicarm]

Came across this on ebay while looking for yogurt cultures. I never heard of it, but I live where there is cottonwoods. Someone told me they are part of the willow family so I'm assuming they have the aspirin derived properties in it. Does this work better as a muscle rub, or do you use it for all ailments?

[@doorway1111]

Incredible pain reliever ❤

[@doorway1111]

Where ever it hurts

[@MrSrtman18]

What time of year did u harvest. Do you sell any buds?

[@123loveyourland]

In Northern CO, we harvest in around March. I don't typically sell buds though.

[@noemiarenas4889]

Love

[@beckygyorko6160]

what is it used for?

[@123loveyourland]

Becky Gyorko, people use it for pain, skin conditions, as part of their skincare regimen, etc. Google Balm of Gilead. It's impressive stuff. :)

[@chinookvalley]

HI from southern Colorado. Not frankencense?

[@David-wc5bc]

I am from India...I need Balm of Gilead.. how i buy.?

[@terryulmer969]

While Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) is a good medicinal plant, it is not the true Balm of Gilead (Cedronella canariensis), a more rare plant from Israel, Africa, and the Canary Islands.

[@brigidlaffey7343]

Thank Heavens for someone who uses Olive Oil that comes in glass! When i see people pouring ‘Olive Oil’ from plastic I know it isn’t actually Olive...certainly not Extra Virgin ;) ;)

[@JW-qj3se]

Brigid Laffey how?

[@rafaelsaninocencio2292]

Hi my name is Rafael Saninocencio, i watch your video always and love it your awesome. Can you send me two free jars please, I suffer from a lot of back pain and medication don’t help me, I would love to try your balm of Gilead, my address is 1012 crown landing parkway McDonough, Georgia 30252 thank you so much

[@howlingwaters2741]

evoo❤💚💚💚🫒

[@raist888]

put some on my ashy elbows

[@gcxred4kat9]

You're cute. You didn't tell the viewer what were the benefits of the salve.

[@tcamp425]

That's not balm of Gilead the smell is not balm of Gilead neither the tree is balm of Gilead grows about 10 to 12 feet high and has distinct smell when heated by the sun

[@isabellyshelly8276]

What is it correctly made of then?

[@terryulmer969]

@Isabelly Shelly Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) is a very good medicinal plant, but it is not the true Balm of Gilead ( Cedronella canariensis) a more rare plant from Israel, Africa, and the Canary Islands.

[@lifelvr9509]

Liked and SHARED!!

[@123loveyourland]

Thank you, Roma!

[@raist888]

mmmmm

[@angelawho9083]

#SamsungsUglySweater #Escofets

[@salemsalem1440]

How is it actually prnounced

[@MrSrtman18]

Thanks for the vid and you are very attractive btw! Smooshy salve lol.

[@Amber-Avalon1972]

Balm of Gilead is made from a ballasm tree that is extinct....not cottonwood

[@cabingrub1244]

I've heard it's made from poplar and cottonwood. Haven't seen Balsam used, where did you see that? Interesting.

[@travismcgrath2403]

I think there was some confusion here. The main variety that buds are collected from for balm of Gilead is 'balsam poplar'.

[@bennettguns3809]

You're not a teacher are you? Video is hard to make sense of confusing???

[@howlingwaters2741]

Listen.

[@bennettguns3809]

@@howlingwaters2741 Good speaker's never constantly repeat Umm! Grow up?

[@StonemotherShaman]

If one was thinking the way you are here, one might ask you "You're not a learner, are you? True learners have the ability to use critical thinking skills and compensate for human imperfections." See what I did there? Be love.

[@JuliandratheGreat]

@bennett guns - you’re not a kind person, are you? Your comment clearly indicates you are heavy on the spectrum of assholery.