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Flos CalendulaeLOT 24-0803
Cultivated
Batch
LOT 24-0803
Net
50 g
Unit price
€16.80 / 100 g
Origin
Wendland, Lower Saxony
Sourcing
Cultivated
Plant part
Flos · Flower
HarvestJun · Jul · Aug · Sep

Loose tea

Calendula Flowers

Calendula officinalis L.

Sticky, slightly resinous, with a bitter marigold edge.

€8.4050 g
€16.80 / 100 g
1

In stock 24

Ray florets only — the green receptacle is combed out by hand, which is why fifty grams costs what it does. The colour is a fair test of handling: properly shade-dried petals stay orange, heat-dried ones go straw.

Traditional use

Traditionally used as a compress or wash on grazes and chapped skin, and infused into oil for salves.

Constituents

  • 01Faradiol esters
  • 02Flavonoids
  • 03Carotenoids

Drawer

Skin & Wounds — For compresses, washes and salves. Also pulled for Digestion.

Preparation90 °C · 10 min

Preparation

The preparation is half the drug

This drug wants 90 °C and 10 min. Water hotter or a cup left standing gives you a different drink, made from the same herb.

The leaflet below is the one that goes in the box. Unfold it for the steps and the timer; the cautions stay in view either way.

Package InsertFlos Calendulae · Loose tea
Dose
1–2 tsp (≈ 1–2 g)
Frequency
As a compress, 2–3× daily
Water
90 °C
Steep
10 min

Steps

As printed on the box · 4 in sequence

  1. 01

    Measure

    One to two teaspoons of loose petals.

    1–2 tsp ≈ 1–2 g
  2. 02

    Pour

    Hot water over the petals.

    150 ml · 90 °C
  3. 03

    Steep

    Ten minutes, then strain through a fine cloth.

    10 min
  4. 04

    Apply

    Soak a clean cloth in the cooled infusion and lay it on the skin for ten minutes.

Steep time

Live timer · 10 min · 90 °C

Ready

10:00

Cautions

Read before use

  • Avoid if you are sensitive to Asteraceae (daisy family) plants.
  • For external use on unbroken or lightly grazed skin only — not on deep or infected wounds.
From the same drawer

Kept beside it

Herbs shelved for Skin & Wounds, ordered by how much of this one’s indication they share.