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Description
Native to southern Europe and parts of Asia, calendula is now cultivated worldwide as a popular item in home gardens as it attracts bees for pollination and keeps harmful insects away from other plants. The herb is an annual, growing to about two feet in height with vivid orange to yellow flower heads similar in structure to the daisy. The Calendula genus is native to the Mediterranean. The native American marigold looks very similar and belongs to the Tagetes genus
Medicinal and other use
Calendula is one of the most well-known and versatile herbs in Western herbal medicine. Infusions are commonly used to treat such chronic fungal infections as ringworm or oral thrush, as an effective douche for vaginal yeast infections, to aid digestion, menopausal problems, menstrual pain, and esophageal inflammations, and as a mouthwash, to heal gums after a tooth extraction, mouth ulcers, and gum inflammations, fresh petals added to bathwater to leave the skin soft, while healing
Posted from Egypt - Al Qahirah on 2 January, 2008
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