Marigold

Asteraceae

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

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

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

Internal use
Diaphoretic, diuretic, blood cleanser, immunostimulant.

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.

Bleeding wounds

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

Marigold grows best in temperate regions.

The marigold flowers are harvested in (early) summer.

– 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.