Calendula officinalis- This sunny orange flower packs a healing punch like no other in my opinion. It is sometimes referred to as Pot marigold, but don’t confuse it with the marigolds growing in your garden. Calendula enjoys a long and brilliant history and has been used to treat a large number of ailments. These petals provide relief from eczema, psoriasis, rosacea, candida, fungus infections, spider veins and varicose veins. Calendula will also aid in healing cuts, scrapes, burns, chapped skin and take the sting out of bug bites. Plus it’s antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and antibacterial. Wow!
I use it by infusing a base oil as well as infusing my water phase with it. Double action because I want as much of this little guy in my products as possible.
You can make just about any herbal concoction with Calendula as it can be used both internally and externally. So you can make a syrup for sore throats and colds, or a tincture to alleviate systemic Candida or any other fugal infection. It’s great for Athletes foot for instance. It makes a nice tea to drink for general health and blends deliciously with red clover. You can also make a strong tea (infusion in water) and soak your feet or your whole body. A simple ointment is great to have on hand when out and about in case of bug bites, small cuts or sunburn.
This is one seriously amazing herb. Oh yeah…and it’s really easy to grow. It’s pretty and the more you pick the flowers the more blooms it produces. You can pull the petals off to dry them or simply dry the whole flower head. I have no trouble finding it every year in flats along with all the other annuals, but if you leave a few blooms to go to seed at the end of the season, they will start new plants in the spring with no help from you.
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