Hi Connie, Is it like Ichmethol, or however you spell that. Was a black salve that smelled like gasoline? Don't even know if they sell that anymore. That's what my mom called drawing salve. I use to use it for some things, like bee stings, and really bad mosquito bites. :o) Lynn Connie wrote: > Petrocarbo salve is a great 'drawing' salve.?For infections.? Boils, > splinters, etc. One of the old time remedies.? Comes in small sizes that > would fit on a quarter to larger ones for bigger jobs.? I carry the > smaller in my purse or when we take trips.? My husband uses it a good bit > when he is gardening to sooth scratches from brambles or rose bush sticker > pricks.? Vaseline based, I think. The small sizes were under $2, if I > remember correctly.?