Community of @steemit, the calendula was in the arsenal of healers in the past centuries, and is still used for treatment in modern medicine. The calendula is a beautiful garden flower, a good honey plant and an excellent medicine.
The calendula is composed of essential oils, acids, resins, albumin, phytocides and some alkaloids. It also has saponins and calendars - bitterness. Calendula seeds are saturated with fatty oil, which is represented by acids and glycerides. The chemical composition includes vitamins: carotene and carotenoids, as well as ascorbic acid.
Calendula helps to heal wounds, relieve boils and teenage acne. The calendula treats eczema, whitens the face, lightening freckles or age spots. Use the plant in the treatment of burns, cracks, abrasions, scratches, wounds that do not heal and ulcers. The "wonders" are used in the form of ointments and emulsions in the treatment of bruises, gangrene, sycosis and skin problems.
The use of calendula is so large that it is used in the treatment of malignant tumors, with fever, baldness and inflammation of the sciatic nerve. She treats mastitis, conjunctivitis and pustular diseases.
The benefits of Calendula Calandula are known for their expectorant, diuretic and diaphoretic effects. Calendula medicines are used as a bactericidal agent in the fight against staphylococci and streptococci, for gargling with stomatitis, sore throat, pharyngitis and with problems in the oral cavity.
It helps with duodenal diseases and ulcerative lesions of the gastric mucosa, with diseases of the heart and liver. The infusion helps people suffering from hypertension and women during menopause.
Calendula helps with cough, with bladder stones, spleen diseases and stomach cramps. In gynecology, it is used as a vaginal douche: it deals with cervical erosion.
Calendula is also used for inflammation of the rectum: infusions are used in the form of enemas for proctitis and paraproctitis. This requires 1 teaspoon. Calendula tincture and 1/4 cup of water. When treating, for example, fistulas, the calendula infusion and the 3% boric acid solution are injected into the fistula in equal proportions.
The plant helps with difficulty breathing and swelling, with headaches. Restores memory, relieves irritation, minimizes pain in the heart and stops nosebleeds. The tincture of the juice removes the pain. When ingested, calms and provides good sleep, normalizes heart rate and breathing.
In medical practice and traditional medicine on the healing properties of calendula has been known for a long time. The plant is used in the form of ointments, rinses, lotions, patches and showers.
Calendula is used to dye cheeses and oils. The plant is used for cooking, it is added to stewed vegetables, salads and soups.