Calendula is an annual plant that produces a multitude of orange and yellow flowers. Also called concern for gardens, it is cultivated both for its ornamental attractions and for its medicinal properties. The edible herbal tea flowers and its petals will be used beautifully your salads. Commonly used in the manufacture of balms, the calendula would have healing and anti-inflammatory properties.

Calendula flowers (concern) can also be used in the manufacture of soaps and pots-jurisdictions. Discount and softening: skin irritation, reactive skins, tightness, dry and/or rough skins, fragile or delicate skins (like those of babies or children). For its soothing, regenerating virtues: chapters, crevices, frostbite, small wounds, razor fire.

Recipe ideas:

The calendula herbal tea to prepare a calendula herbal tea, pour:

1 tablespoon of dried petals in 1 liter of cold water.

Bring to a boil, then off the heat, let infuse covered for 15 minutes. Then filter your infusion. Use a total amount of 1 tablespoon of dry plants for 1 liter of water.

Small tip, place your calendula her thermos to keep it warm all day.

Restorative water with calendula for baby buttocks:

Pour a small amount of cold calendar herbal tea in a spray bottle, and use on a cotton cloth to finish rinse the irritated baby buttocks. In this case, it is better to prepare small amounts of herbal tea to keep cool 2 - 3 days maximum to fill your bottle daily.

Calendula mouthwash: Use calendula in mouth bath. Calm with irritated eyes: soak cotton or cold calendula tea compresses and place a few minutes on the eyes.

Namely: Calendula herbal tea is not recommended for pregnant women. I specify that the quantities indicated for the calendula herbal tea are given for an adult. For a child it is necessary to consult your pharmacist to find out the amount of herbal tea adapted to his age. Calendula macerate is obtained by placing calendula flowers dried in a vegetable oil for several weeks. Thus, vegetable oil takes care of the active ingredients of the problem flower. Calendula oil is a soft, soothing and anti-inflammatory oil. This is why it is used to appease irritated skin or even on a small burn. In addition, calendula oil is ideal for babies. Excellent in the soaps intended for the little ones.

Part of the plant: petals

Botanical name: Calendula officinalis

Pesticide -free culture

For any medicinal use, please refer to a specialist.