Calendula officinalis
(Pot Marigold - member of the compositae family)
Medicinal Preparation
Infusion:
Decoction:
Parts Used
Flower petals
Active properties
- Bitter glycosides
- Salty
- Triterpenes
- Resins
- Volitile oil
- Sterols
- Flavonoids
- Musilage
- Carotones
Medicinal Uses
- Anti-inflammatory
- Relieves muscle spasms
- Astringent
- Prevents hemorrhaging
- Heals wounds
- Antiseptic
- Detoxifying
- Mildly estrogenic
Other
Calendula is easily propagated from seed and flourishes in most soils. The flowers are harvested as they
open iin early summer and are dried in the shade.
