Materia Medica Lesson 5-4: Clendula

 For both Calendula and Chamomile, gather the flowers every few days as they bloom. Calendula should be used as fresh as possible, before orange/gold fades to yellow. Relaxes and paralyses small arteries to increase local circulation. Stimulates healing of injury. Warming. Diminishes chronic inflammation. Helps with pain topically. Stimulates epithelial and muco-epithelial cells to regenerate. Good combined with Comfrey for cuts and other wounds. Hound's Tongue can be used as substitute for Comfrey. Both contain allantoin, which speeds up regeneration of connective tissue. Calendula tincture in water helps with esophageal irritation from GURD.

From  SPECIFIC INDICATIONS FOR HERBS IN GENERAL USE Third edition Michael Moore:

Vasoneurosis of skin and mucosa. Abscess, acute, local (topically). Abscess, to stimulate granulation (topically). Decubitus, simple, uncomplicated (externally). Fissures, general orificial (external). Herpes simplex, with secondary bacterial infection. Skin ulcers, in general (external). Suppuration without pyogenic membrane, shallow (external). Cervicitis with ulceration (as douche, with Echinacea tincture and glycerine (1:4 ratio) as night-time suppository). 

CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (European Marigold) FLOWERS. Tincture [Fresh Flowers, 1:2, Dry Flowers, 1:5, 70% alcohol] 5-30 drops, to 4X a day. Dilute with several parts of water for topical use. Salve, as with Arnica STATUS : W/C

CYNOGLOSSUM OFFICINALIS (Hound's Tongue) HERB (in summer) ROOT (in fall). Standard Infusion,1-3 ounces, to 3X a day. For short term use; may irritate liver if used excessively. STATUS : W/A

SYMPHYTUM (Comfrey) LEAF and ROOT. Leaf, Standard Infusion 2-6 ounces. Root, Cold Infusion, 1-4 ounces, both to 3X a day,for short term use. Constant use of some cultivated strains can irritate or damage the liver. STATUS : C

HEALING TINCTURE

Calendula Tincture (fresh) 1 part

Symphytum Leaf Tincture (fresh) 1 part

Centella Tincture (fresh) 1 part

When used, dilute with 2-4 parts water and apply to wounds to stimulate epithelial, connective tissue and cartilage regeneration.

Here is the link to the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine Course

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