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CALENDULA

Calendula officinalis
Compositae
(Calendula marigold)

Parts used: flower heads
Energy and Flavors: spicy, bitter, neutral
Systems Affected: Liver, heart, lungs
Biochemical constituents: Essential oil, containing carotenoids,saponin, resin and bitter principle
Properties: Vulnerary, emmenagogue,diaphoretic, alterative, astringent

Calendula
Calendula, used as an oil, in salve or as a poultice, will effectively treat burns, stop bleeding, sooth pain of injuries and irritations, and promote the healing of wounds, burns and tissues. An infusion is taken internally for fevers, ulcers, menstrual cramps and erruptive skin diseases such as measles. The strong tea, or even better a poultice or juice of the petals, topically applied, is an effective treatment for shingles. The oil can also be directly placed in the ear,1 or 2 drops with a wad of cotton, to cure earache.

Calendula should not be taken internally during pregnancy.

Dose: in formula, 3-9 grams; in tea, 1 teaspoon infused in a cup of boiling water; as a tincture, 10-30 drops

Calendula is used as an oil or salve for: bruises and injuries, burns, earaches, shingles, eruptive skin diseases.

Description: Florets about 1/2 inch long, linear and strap-shaped, delicately veined in a longitudinal direction, yellow or orange-colored, 3-toothed above, the short, hairy tube enclosing the remnants of a filiform style, terminating in 2 elongated branches; odor slight and somewhat heavy; taste somewhat bitter and faintly saline.

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