Cloverleaf Farm: calendula

In all natural first aid kits, there are the essential herbal items to have. With just a few essential herbs you can heal naturally just about any illness. There are 16 in all. In this article we will discuss Calendula (Calendula offincalis).

Calendula (Calendula officinalis)
Calendula is a must have. Here on the farm, I can't live without a good supply of organic calendula in my herbal supply.
Native to southern Europe, Calendula is now grown worldwide. Mostly as an annual. It's herbal healing actions are wonderful. It acts as an anti-inflammatory, astringent, antiseptic, detoxifier, and is also mildly estrogenic. It is also a great herbal wound healer.

Calendula can be used as an oil, ointment, liniment, or cream for use on the skin.
It is taken internally as a infusion (tea) or tincture.
Use it on cuts, scrapes, minor burns, and even makes a great herbal sunburn ointment.
Taken internally, it helps the digestive system with inflammatory conditions. It cleanses the liver and gallbladder.

Calendula is a definite essential herbal healer for all parts of the body.

Winter in the north doesn't have to mean rough, dry itchy skin. Say good-bye to the winter itch with a few simple herbal tips.
One of the great herbs for skin is Calendula. Calendula petals steeped in a carrier oil makes a wonderful oil to help heal that dry itchy skin. You can use almost any carrier oil, but our favorite is a combination of organic apricot and almond oil. Almond oil is light and helpful to all skin types. Especially good for eczema, helps relieve itching, soreness, dryness and inflammation. Almond oil is very lubricating, but not penetrating, making it a good skin protectant.
Apricot oil contains minerals and vitamins, especially Vitamin A. Apricot oil is wonderful for all skin types. It is very rich and nourishing and can be helpful for prematurely aged, sensitive, inflamed, delicate or dry skin.
Steep the petals in the oils of choice for 6 weeks. Add cocoa butter, shea butter or other ingredients to help soften skin. By adding the butters, this will make a Calendula ointment.
Other herbs that can be used or mixed into an oil are elderflower, comfrey, marshmallow root as well as rose.
Adding essential oils will prolong the life of the oil or ointment.

Disclaimer

These articles and herbal healing information is not meant to cure, treat, or diagnose any illness.
Making health claims for an herb is unfortunately outlawed in the United States by the FDA.
Therefore, we do not make any medicinal claims for herbs that we discuss. We believe this to be stupid since herbs came long before medicines, but we must say it just the same. We believe the evidence of the ages speaks for itself and we encourage all to educate themselves about any and all herbs discussed.
Statements made have not been evaluated by the FDA, and probably never will be because the drug companies have the FDA by the scrotum. If it weren't for the drug companies making millions, we would probably be reaching for willow bark instead of a aspirin. Someone, somewhere is getting very rich off the drugs the doctors shove at you.
Just remember...they say FDA approved...and the next thing you know that same drug is now killing people.

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