Dr. Eli G. Jones recommended this for use on scar tissue related to breast cancer, but most people who have been using this product have also applied it on swollen lymph nodes. It requires perseverance, but professional massage therapists have been getting good results. This product has been reformulated and contains essential oils of lemon, lime, and bay laurel in addition to the poke root, olive oil, and beeswax. To protect the ointment from harmful light, this is packaged in violet glass.