CALENDULA (MARIGOLD)

April 17, 2002

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CALENDULA (MARIGOLD)

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Calendula officinalis

Common names: Pot Marigold, Mary Gowles, Golds. Calendula has a

noteworthy place among our native herbs. It belongs to the plants which

are beneficial in cancer and cancerlike growths. It is found in many

gardens in the country, sometimes growing wild on wastelands. Since its

healing powers have become recognized again and are in demand, it is now

met not only in gardens, but also in fields. Calendula reaches a height

of 30 to 40 cm. Its flowerheads are bright yellow to orange. Stems and

leaves are fleshy and sticky to the touch. There are several varieties

with full flowerheads, with dark or light stamens. The medicinal value

is the same. Should its flowerheads be closed after 7 o'clock in the

morning, it will rain the same day. It was considered a rain indicator

in earlier times.

In folk medicine the plant's flowers, stems and leaves are gathered and

used. Gathering should occur in bright sunshine, when its healing powers

are at their best. It can be picked fresh in the garden well into late

autumn, if free from mildew.

Calendula strongly resembles our Arnica but is superior in its healing

power. Arnica should only be used under medical supervision, since the

tea could do more harm than good to people with heart trouble. On the

other hand, Calendula tea can be drunk without worry.

As a blood cleanser, it is a great helper in infectious hepatitis. 1 to

2 cups a day work wonders. Calendula cleanses, stimulates circulation

and improves the healing of wounds. A man accidentally put his hand in a

circular saw. He had great pain In the wounds, after release from the

hospital. I heard about it and told him to use Calendula ointment. He

was enthusiastic about the results and told me that the pain, which had

cost him many sleepless nights, had disappeared after a short time. His

wife now plants Calendula in the garden every year. On a visit, the lady

of the house showed me her legs covered with varicose veins. 1 fetched

Calendula from her garden and prepared the ointment. The residue 1 put

immediately on her legs (the residues can be used 4 to 5 times). She

spread the ointment, the thickness of the back of a knife, on a piece of

linen and bandaged her legs with it. You will be surprised, when 1 tell

you that, 4 weeks later, when she visited me at home, the varicose veins

had disappeared. Both legs had nice smooth skin. A nun told me that she

saw a woman in the street with especially bad varicose veins and advised

her to use Calendula ointment. Great Was her surprise when, after a

month, the same woman joyfully showed her her legs, smooth and free of

varicose veins.

The ointment brings swift relief in phlebitis, varicose ulcers,

fistulas, frost bites and burns. Use the ointment and also the residue

of ointment preparations for ulcers on the breast, even if they are

malignant. An acquaintance of mine had to have her breast removed. While

she was in hospital, 1 prepared Calendula ointment. Later she used it on

her huge wound from the operation, whereby the great tension of the

wound was quickly eliminated. In a check-up her scars from the

operation, compared to the scars of other patients, showed such a

beautiful heal that she needed only part of the prescribed ray

treatment., The Calendula ointment is also excellent for Athlete's foot.

Many letters 1 have received bear this out, especially in cases where

all other remedies were of no avail. A decoction of the fresh herb can

also be used with success. Should fungus infestation start around the

area of the genitals, bathe the affected area or use sitz baths. Take 50

gm. dried or 2 heaped double handfuls of fresh Calendula per sitz bath.

A woman from Stuttgart wrote that her husband had suffered from

Athlete's foot and what had they not tried ... baths, ointments,

powders, none showed results. Then he tried Calendula ointment. After 8

days the open parts had healed and stayed that way. Besides the

ointment, a Calendula tincture (see " directions " ) should be prepared.

This tincture diluted with boiled water is especially suited as a com-

press for wounds, contusions, bruises and sprains, even for festering or

cancer-like sores, bedsores, ulcers and swellings.

Not only does the Abbe Kneipp believe in Calendula as a natural remedy

for malignant growth, but also well known physicians like Dr. StAger,

Dr. Bohn, Dr. Halenser and others. Dr. Bohn names the Calendula as the

most important remedy in cancer illnesses if it is too late for an

operation and recommends the daily drinking of Calendula tea for a

prolonged period. The freshly pressed juice of Calendula can be used

successfully even in cancer of the skin. Strawberry marks, covered with

the fresh juice several times a day for a prolonged period, can be made

to disappear; the same goes for pigment spots and brown spots on elderly

people, also rough, cancerlike skin patches. In recent times the

American physician and scientist Dr. Drwey points out the unique healing

quality of Calendula in cancer; he was able to note good success with

Calendula. Internally, Calendula as a tea, is used for gastro-intestinal

disorders, stomach cramps and stomach ulcers, as well as inflammation of

the large intestine, dropsy and blood in the urine. It is excellent for

virus infections and bacteria in the urine. What wonderful results the

use of the tea of fresh Calendula has is noted in a letter a physician

sent to me: " A small 21/2 year old girl became very sick after repeated

polio inoculations. She had chronic diarrhorea, loss of weight, visual

weakness and difficulties with food. In a clinical checkup, paratyphoid

fever was diagnosed and the child was therefore under clinical

supervision. One week after drinking tea, made of fresh Calendula

flowers and some homoeopathic medicines, the child was substantially

better. The examination for typhoid bacillus, carried out three times

shortly afterwards, was negative for the first time. "

Since Calendula is also beneficial for infectious hepatitis, it is an

excellent remedy in disorders of the liver. Flowers, leaves and stems

are brewed with boiling water. The tea should not be sweetened. For the

above mentioned disorders drink 3 to 4 cups a day, about a tablespoonful

every quarter of an hour. A tea made from 1 tablespoon of flowers to 1/4

litre of water will expel worms. The juice of the fresh stem gets rid of

warts and scabies, the boiled infusion heals herpes and glandular

swellings, if the affected parts are bathed in it. The tea, drunk

regularly purifies the blood. The eyes, bathed with an eye bath of the

lukewarm tea, are strengthened.

Cancerlike ulcers and growths, cracked feet, ulcerated legs, thigh

ulcers and also malignant, suppurating, non-healing wounds are helped by

washing with an infusion of equal parts of Calendula and Horsetail. Use

a heaped tablespoon of this blend to 1/2 litre of water.

To stress the unique effect of Calendula tea 1 would like to cite a few

more successes. A nurse who suffered from inflammation of the large

intestine for eight years, had an appointment with a specialist. She was

advised to take the Calendula tea as per my book. For 4 days she sipped

2 cups of Calendula tea during the day. She could hardly believe it when

after this short use of Calendula all the complaints were gone.

A nun told me she suffered from diarrhoea. Although she drank Camomile

tea, it did not get better. Only after she had used Calendula tea was

there an improvement. A nun in Bavaria suffered from Athlete's foot for

15 years and also repeatedly from phlebitis. Through the application of

Calendula ointment she experienced finally a healing of her feet. Scabs

in the nose can be easily remedied with Calendula ointment. Note: Should

there be an aversion to lard, good vegetable fat may be used. A bit of

cooking oil is added to the still warm mass, to make the ointment smoother.

DIRECTIONS

Infusion: 1 heaped teaspoon of herbs to 1/4 litre of water.

Sitz bath: Two heaped double handfuls of fresh or 100 gm. of dried herbs

for one sitz bath (see General Information " sitz bath " ).

Washings: 1 heaped tablespoon of herbs to 1/2 litre of water.

Tincture: 1 handful of flowers are macerated in 1 litre of alcohol. Keep

in the sun or at about 201 C. = 681 F. for 14 days.

Ointment: 2 heaped double handfuls of Calendula (leaves, stems, flowers)

are finely chopped. 500 gm. of lard are heated and the chopped Calendula

is added, stirred, the pan re- moved from the stove, covered and left to

stand for a day. The next day it is warmed, filtered through a piece of

linen and poured into previously prepared clean jars.

Fresh juice: Leaves, stems and flowers are washed and, still wet, put

into the juice extractor.

April 17, 2002

This is a GREAT site. Thanks so much for sharing. Madeline

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