20 Medicinal Herbs to Grow & Use - Part 1: Calendula

Calendula's resin compound, which you will find if your flower head is sticky, is very healing and strengthening to the skin. It's also a vulnerary, which means it heals wounds very quickly. Calendula is wonderful in herbal infused oils which is a wonderful addition to your homemade soaps, salves, lotions, and other body products.

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Since Calendula is also an edible herb, it can make a beautiful additive to your salads and other meals. It's bitter properties contribute to your body's digestion!

Remember, Calendula is healing to tissues, and this includes stomach ulcers!

Pot Marigold, another name for Calendule, (not to be confused with Marigolds in the Tagetes genus) wants full sun to a little shade and well drained soil. But if you know the trick, they can flourish in dry, rocky mountain soil as long as they're well watered!

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