Botanical Name: Calendula officinalis
Plant Part: Dried Flowers
Status: Certified Organic
Place of Origin: Australia

Description: Calendula is antiseptic. Some constituents are antifungal (particularly the resins), antibacterial, and antiviral. The herb also astringes the capillaries, an action that explains its effectiveness for cuts, wounds, varicose veins, and various inflammatory conditions.
Skin remedy- Calendula is above all a remedy for the skin, providing effective treatment for most minor skin problems. Calendula is used for cuts, scrapes, and wounds; for red and inflamed skin, including minor burns and sunburn; for acne and many rashes; and for fungal conditions such as ringworm, athlete's foot, and thrush. Calendula is very helpful for diaper rash and cradle cap, and soothes nipples that are sore from breast-feeding.
Digestive disorders - Taken internally, calendula infusion or tincture helps inflammatory problems of the digestive system such as gastritis, peptic ulcers, regional ileitis, and colitis.
Detoxifying - Calendula has long been considered a detoxifying herb, and helps to treat the toxicity that underlies many fevers and infections, and systemic skin disorders, such as eczema and acne. Calendula is also considered cleansing for the liver and gallbladder and can be used to treat problems affecting these organs.
Gynecological uses - Calendula has a mild estrogenic action and is often used to help reduce menstrual pain and regulate menstrual bleeding. The infusion makes an effective douche for yeast infections.
Other medical uses - Abscess, Breast tenderness, Wrinkles.
Culinary uses - Add fresh young leaves to your favorite salads, and sprinkle tossed salads with chopped fresh flower petals.
Use the petals, fresh, dried, or powdered, to impart color and a subtle bittersweet flavor to seafood, chowders, soups, stews, rice, roast meats, vegetable dishes, and chicken.
Substitute calendula in recipes calling for saffron. The color is similarly vibrant, but the flavor is different, and while saffron is costly, calendula is not.
Calendula flowers are used commercially to color poultry products, butter and cheese, and to flavor ice cream, soft drinks, baked goods, and candy.
Craft uses - Cut pretty calendula throughout the summer for inclusion in fresh floral bouquets and arrangements.
Use the fragrant flower heads and petals in potpourris.

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