Next to the jar of pine tar in my grandfather’s horse barn was a jar of drawing salve called ichthammol. I remember the stinky salve when it got slapped on a bumblebee sting while removing old hay and chaff from an idle stall bunk.
A derivative of coal tar, it is used to reduce inflammation, draw out infection, kill germs and soothe pain. EQUUS editors share 10 uses for ichthammol in this article.
Source: EQUUS, September 11, 2024. Link.