Calendula - Revision history

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Iceagefarmer: Created page with "* Companion plants with tomatoes. * Can be used for cleaning out scrapes and wounds. Category:Herbs Category:Crops"

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* Companion plants with tomatoes.
* Can be used for cleaning out scrapes and wounds.

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 ==Calms Muscle Spasms==
 ==Antimicrobial & Antiviral==
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	Use the entire flower head, not just the petals, in preparations for healing cuts, scrapes, burns, diaper rash, sores, ulcers, varicose veins, chapped skin and lips, and insect bites. Salves, oils, creams, and other preparations can be found in drugstores and natural food stores alike. Science shows that extracts of the flower heads have anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects. And herbalists have long recommended tea infusions of calendula to help heal ulcers in the digestive tract, soothe gallbladder inflammation, and treat enlarged, sore lymph glands.		Use the entire flower head, not just the petals, in preparations for healing cuts, scrapes, burns, diaper rash, sores, ulcers, varicose veins, chapped skin and lips, and insect bites. Salves, oils, creams, and other preparations can be found in drugstores and natural food stores alike. Science shows that extracts of the flower heads have anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects. And herbalists have long recommended tea infusions of calendula to help heal ulcers in the digestive tract, soothe gallbladder inflammation, and treat enlarged, sore lymph glands.
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		+	==Preparation==
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		+	There’s no way to find or make 100 percent pure calendula extract. Calendula oil is extracted by making an oil from the flowers. Once it’s properly dried and placed in a high-grade carrier oil like extra-virgin olive oil or sunflower oil, it usually takes about a month for the calendula to thoroughly infuse into the carrier oil, producing a beautiful, richly colored final product.
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		+	=Applications=

	==Anti-Inflammatory==		==Anti-Inflammatory==

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-==Growing==
+=Cultivation=
-Good companion for tomatoes.
+(For some reason, I regularly companion these with tomatoes!)
 ==Harvesting==
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 Drying Calendula is the most popular way to preserve the flowers.  Do '''not''' wash the flowerheads.  Dry small batches, immediately after harvest, in the dark by spreading flowers on a screen.  Use of a dehydrator is an option as long as it does not exceed 95'F -- Calendula is very heat sensitive.
-They will
+==Seed Saving==
-==Use==
+Calendula will produce lots of seed in a similar fashion to a zinnia or marigold. When the blooms dry out, cut them off and hang upside down in bundles. The seeds are contained in the heads, and once dry and crisp, they can be lightly hand-crushed and winnowed from the seed chaff.
-*Calendula-infused oils are an excellent way to unlock and use the healing power of the herb
+Use the entire flower head, not just the petals, in preparations for healing cuts, scrapes, burns, diaper rash, sores, ulcers, varicose veins, chapped skin and lips, and insect bites. Salves, oils, creams, and other preparations can be found in drugstores and natural food stores alike. Science shows that extracts of the flower heads have anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects. And herbalists have long recommended tea infusions of calendula to help heal ulcers in the digestive tract, soothe gallbladder inflammation, and treat enlarged, sore lymph glands.
-If you do not harvest the flowers, the plants will dry and wither, and then go to seed.
+==Anti-Inflammatory==
 [[Category:Herbs]]
 [[Category:Crops]]
 [[Category:Remedies]]