Yellow Basilicum Ointment.
Take of yellow wax, white resin, and frankincense, each a quarter of a pound; melt them together over a gentle fire; then add, of hogs' lard prepared, one pound. Strain the ointment while warm.
This ointment is employed for cleansing and healing wounds and ulcers.
William Buchan
Domestic Medicine 2nd edition 1785