Marigold's Treasures (Antiseptic, Antioxidant, Anti-Fungal, Anti-Bacterial) To Your Health
Marigold is treasured for its anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, antioxidant and antiseptic properties. Calendula officinalis (marigold) has now been placed in the books of cancer and anti-cancer cures.
The marigold is also able to help in the treatment of wounds. It is excellent in healing burns, stings and impetigo (a contagious skin infection.) It is wonderful in the treatment of warts, corns and calluses. The flowers are also used in the treatment of many skin conditions from eczema to varicose ulcers.
As a healing herb, marigold is unsurpassed for treating minor burns, stings, wounds, rashes and other skin problems.A marigold wash and poultice are very simple to make. Just steep a few flower heads in hot water until it cools, and then strain. You can dip gauze into the tea to wash the wound, or soak a gauze bandage in it .
Calendula is a beautiful plant with many uses and an interesting history. It is bright and cheery in the garden, adds zest, flavor and interest to many culinary dishes, can treat damaged skin and stimulate and rejuvenate healthy skin. How can any serious gardener not love, grow and use this beautiful and useful herb?
The flowers help heal internal ulcers and are a good stimulant for the digestive system. Both the leaves and flower petals have been used in salads. The flowers have a pungent, spicy flavor and have been used to flavor fish and meat soups, to add flavor and interest to cakes, breads, puddings, egg dishes and salads and in rice as a substitute for saffron. Only the flowers petals should be eaten as the center is quite bitter.
I often use fresh calendula flowers to reduce the pain and swelling of a wasp or bee sting, and I use diluted calendula tincture for broken skin, bleeding, and wounds; calendula lotion for various kinds of sprains.
You can use marigold petals steeped in vinegar for knee sprains; or you can make a lotion with milk. Simmer a dozen heads or so of marigolds in 2 cups of milk, steep, strain, and apply.
Stevens says that marigold was once considered a specific remedy for both headache and toothache to country people in England.The Garden’s Labyrinthe (1577) also describes marigold as a toothache aid: “The juice of Marigold petals mixed with vinegar to be rubbed on gums and teeth becomes a sovereign remedy for the assuaging of the grievous pain of the teeth.”
Calendula is the herbal remedy that has a long history of use as a wound-healing botanical. Battlefield doctors used calendula flowers to treat open wounds during the American Civil War and this practice was continued by doctors during WWI.
Marigold has been in use for several years in the UK to treat several foot problems, including bunions, plantar faciitis, fungal infections, tendonitis, and plantar warts.
Dried flowers of the plant can be used to make tea. For making tea, boil water and add a tablespoon of flowers to the pot of tea and let it steep. The tea purifies blood, and therefore should be had regularly. Marigold tea is a good remedy for cases of diarrhea, liver problems, herpes and glandular swelling, hepatitis, in expelling worms, and intestinal inflammation.
This wonder herb is blessed with a high amount of flavonoids that help combat the action of free radicals and make marigold one of the best known antioxidants.
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Yours truly for great health, mind and body,
Michelle, natural health advocate
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July 30th, 2010 at 6:04 am
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November 20th, 2010 at 6:42 pm
I really LOVE marigolds And the color makes a sad me ,HAPPY!
February 22nd, 2011 at 5:04 pm
I’ve used calendula lotion for eczema with great success and as a facial moisturizer. It is amazing stuff!