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Calendula (Marigold) Flowers, 50g
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Calendula flower is used to prevent muscle spasms, start menstrual periods, and reduce fever. It is also used for treating sore throat and mouth, menstrual cramps, cancer, and stomach and duodenal ulcers.
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Therapeutic Uses
Dermatitis
Wounds
The warm gold blossoms of calendula have long been a signature remedy for skin ailments, from eczema and abscesses to acne and abrasions. The German health authority has approved calendula for treating wounds, based on research showing its anti-inflammatory effects and effectiveness in helping wounds seal over with new tissue. Calendula is thought to have two main medicinal actions on skin. The triterpenoid compounds, such as oleanolic acid, appear to inhibit a variety of bacteria. Calendula’s anti-inflammatory effects may be the result of a triterpenoid compound acting as an antioxidant, to reduce damage from oxygen radicals in the healing process. Calendula products have been developed and studied for a host of human ailments. For example, a calendula extract combined with green tea, tea tree oil, and manuka oil was developed into a mouth rinse—a spin-off of research showing that calendula rinses fight gum inflammation, or gingivitis.
Another study randomized 254 breast cancer patients about to undergo radiation treatment to apply either a calendula ointment or a commonly used medicine, trolamine, twice daily. The calendula group exhibited less dermatitis from the radiation and also had fewer interruptions to their treatment. One method for making a calendula ointment is to heat the plant in petroleum jelly, strain, and cool for use on the skin. Calendula’s antiinflammatory effects, and its effectiveness for various skin ailments, may be more pronounced when the flowers are first extracted with high-dose alcohol before being incorporated into creams or ointments.
How to Use Topical preparations: Extracts are incorporated into many skin products: soaps, creams, ointments, salves, and lotions with various concentrations of calendula. Apply preparations 3 to 4 times daily to heal minor skin conditions. Precautions Those allergic to plants in the Asteraceae family can develop a sensitivity to topical use. Should a rash develop, discontinue use
Calendula flower is used to prevent muscle spasms, start menstrual periods, and reduce fever. It is also used for treating sore throat and mouth, menstrual cramps, cancer, and stomach and duodenal ulcers.
