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CALENDULA OFFICINALIS

MARIGOLD FLOWERS

A popular garden plant with orange or yellow flowers. Do not confuse it with French and African marigolds (Tagetes species), which must not be taken internally.

USES

 Digestive colic, stomach, and duodenal ulcers.

 Speeds post-operative healing, reduces adhesions.

 Children’s infections and fevers; as a gargle for sore throats and tonsillitis.

 Wash, cream, or compress for boils, spots, inflamed wounds, painful varicose veins, leg ulcers, sore nipples in nursing mothers, and sore eyes.

 Douche or bath for thrush and vaginal infections.

 Lotion or cream for itchy skin rashes, grazes, cuts, broken chilblains, eczema, and fungal infections.

MARIGOLD TINCTURE

Also sold as calendula lotion. Compresses and fomentations: 2 teaspoons tincture to 1 cup water. Dip cloth into water, wring out. Use cold water to soothe and draw heat, for sprains, congestive pain, and hot joints. Use hot water (compress is called a fomentation) to relax and encourage circulation. For spasm, stiffness, and cold joints. Wrap around affected part. Cover.

PROPERTIES

 Lifts the spirits

 Antispasmodic

 Antiseptic

 Antifungal

 Healing and anti-inflammatory

NOTES AND DOSAGES

 Add 2 or 3 flowers to 1 cup of boiling water. Infuse for 10 minutes. Drink 3 cups a day, or 1 cup every 3 hours for acute complaints. Half dose for children over five years old. Give infants 3 or 4 teaspoons of a weak tea in fruit juice.