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Calendula is modest in its
medicinal exploits, but is definitely worth getting to
know because it is one of the most versatile of herbs.
Calendula is a hardy annual with showy orange or yellow
daisy-like flowers, easily grown from seeds scattered in
the garden in spring. Often, if some flowers are allowed
to set seed, it will come back to offer up a splash of color year after year. The calendula flowers contain a
variety of compounds which are known to stimulate wound
healing. Calendula is anti-inflammatory and
constricts blood vessels to stop bleeding. It may also be
anti-bacterial, calendula was used during the American
Civil War to draw out infection.
Uses of calendula: abrasions,
acne, burns
Calendula is very versatile, speeding the healing of wounds, making the
skin more supple by increasing blood supply to it, and
soothing pain.
Calendula is also known
as: Pot Marigold, Calendula officinalis
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