herbs - Calendula (Calendula officinalis)

What is it?

Calendula or Marigold is a plant often grown for its beautiful orange or yellow flowers by gardeners and is popular in North America and Europe. The flowers are also the part used in herbal medicine. 

Action

Calendula is very rich in Bioflavanoids and saponins. It is ant-inflammatory, anti-microbial, immune stimulating, soothing and antihistamine.

Uses

Our experts recommend Calendula/Marigold for the following disorders:

Other information

Calendula is most commonly used as a topical application, usually a cream, for many skin problems where there is dryness, infection or inflammation. It is often used on minor burns, stings, sores, scratches and cuts.Internally, it is available as Marigold tea or as and is soothing to the digestive system.

Cautions

• Generally, there are no side effects or other contra-indications from using Calendula in either topical or internal preparations.



• When this article was written there were no well-known negative drug interactions with Calendula.

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