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Marigold

Summary

Herbal plant with anti-inflammatory and wound healer actions, used especially against cuts and wounds, best taken as ointment (cream).
Attention, do not apply on bleeding wounds.

Names

English names: Marigold, Calendula, Pot Marigold, Ruddles
Binomial name: Calendula officinalis L.
French name: CalendulaSouci
Spanish name: caléndula
German name: Ringelblume
Italian name: calendula, fiorrancio
Portuguese name: calêndula

Marigold

Family

Asteraceae

Biochemical composition

– Essential oils
– Bitter Glycosides
– Flavonoids
– Mucilages
– Bitter Principles
– Saponins
– Triterpenoids
– Malic acid
– Carotene
– Salicylic acid

​Part used

Flowers: floral heads or petals, essential oil, leaves (young leaves used in cooking as in salad).

​Key action

External use
Anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, disinfectant, healing (promotes the formation of granulation tissue), hemostatic, antifungal, astringent, antioxidant.

Internal use
Diaphoretic, diuretic, blood cleanser, immunostimulant.

Medicinal use

External use
Skin lesions: wounds, cuts, bruises, minor burns, sunburn, athlete’s foot, vaginal yeast infections, bruises, inflammed rashes, hematoma, insect bites, impetigo, anal itching, varicose veins.
Attention, do not apply on bleeding wounds.

Internal use
Liver problems, painful periods (dysmenorrhea), sore throat, cough, cold, fever.

Side effects

Allergic reactions.

Contraindications

Bleeding wounds

Interactions

Preparations

– Marigold compress
Marigold ointment (marigold cream)
Marigold infusion
– Tincture of marigold
– Capsule of marigold
– Mother tincture
– Baths

Where grows marigold ?

Marigold grows best in temperate regions.

When can we collect the flowers of marigold ?

The marigold flowers are harvested in (early) summer.

Useful observation

– This plant is widely used to treat sores or inflammation, the effectiveness of this plant is no longer in doubt.
Furthermore, used internally the marigold seems very effective against liver problems and in case of sore throat.

– If you collect by yourself marigold flowers, try to dry them quickly to avoid the flowers lose their properties. To do this put the flowers to dry if possible on a neutral paper, not a newsprint (because printing ink may contain harmful substances), the best would actually use a dryer, you can make you own a dryer using a wooden frame and a mosquito net.

Marigold

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Informations sur la rédaction de cet article et la date de la dernière modification: 04.08.2017

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