Calendula officinalis
The supreme wound-healing remedy. Promotes rapid healing of lacerated, torn, and ragged wounds. Prevents suppuration. Remarkable antiseptic properties. Used both internally and topically.
Source
Tincture of the fresh leaves and flowers of Calendula officinalis (Compositae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Torn, lacerated, ragged wounds with great tendency to suppuration. Promotes rapid granulation and healing. Excessive pain in wounds out of proportion to the injury. Prevents sepsis. Open wounds with loss of tissue. Post-surgical healing. Excellent in mother tincture externally.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Frightened, nervous. Extremely sensitive to cold air. Irritable during chill. Very sensitive to pain.
General Symptoms
Promotes rapid healing of wounds by first intention. Prevents pyemia and gangrene. Neuritis after surgery. Excessive sensitiveness to open air. Lacerated muscular tissue. Prevents excessive suppuration and promotes clean healing.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Lacerated scalp wounds. Torn ear lobe.
Face
Lacerated wounds of face. Submaxillary glands swollen and painful.
Stomach
Nausea during fever. Heartburn. Epigastric distension.
Skin
Promotes healthy granulation of wounds. Prevents suppuration. Lacerated wounds. Burns. Ulcers. Surgical incisions. Skin grafts. Bedsores. Perineal tears after childbirth.
Female Genitalia
Perineal tears from childbirth — promotes rapid healing. Cervical and vaginal lacerations.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth. Lying still. Walking about (in some cases).
Worse From
Damp, heavy, cloudy weather. Cold air. Eating.
Constitutional Type
Not strongly constitutional. Used primarily as an acute and topical remedy for wounds. However, suited to persons who are excessively sensitive to cold and pain, with wounds that suppurate easily.
Clinical Indications
Lacerated wounds. Surgical healing. Burns. Ulcers. Bedsores. Perineal tears. Skin grafts. Post-operative care. Prevention of suppuration. Neuritis after amputation.
Comparative Materia Medica
Compare Hypericum (nerve-rich area injuries), Staphysagria (clean surgical incisions), Arnica (blunt trauma and bruising). Calendula is specifically indicated for ragged, torn wounds with tissue loss and tendency to suppurate.
Safety Information
No known antidoting substances. Compatible with most remedies.
Calendula officinalis is non-toxic and widely used in herbal medicine. Mother tincture is safe topically and internally. Allergic reactions are rare but possible in persons sensitive to Compositae family plants.
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