Grandmother's Salve Recipe

My mother wrote on the back of the recipe: "This is the recipe for a salve that my mother used for infections." I am not sure of the medicinal value. I'm not sure you could find all of the ingredients. My grandmother more than likely got it from her mother who brought it over to Kansas from England.

1 oz spirits of turpentine
2 oz beeswax
1 oz oil of spike
2 oz rosin
1/2 oz gum of camphor
1 oz lard
1 oz tallow

Mix all together and melt slow on back of stove.

Comment: I don't know what germ could live through this pungent goo. I can understand why you would want to prepare it on the back of the stove where it would be less likely to spill. If it tipped over, you have a mess to clean off the floor.
Let me know if you try it. The beeswax, resin, lard and oil of spike are ingredients for an Indian salve recipe. The indians probably got it from settlers and would have included the other ingredients if they were available. At least it can be said that it is an authentic home remedy of which there were probably numerous variations depending on the availability of ingredients.