Calendula (Marigold) Flower Tincture
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Calendula (Marigold) Flower Tincture
$18.00
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$18.00
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$18.00/2oz
Calendula flower tincture (Calendula officinalis) is a versatile herbal remedy valued in traditional herbalism for its exceptional vulnerary(wound-healing), anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and lymphatic actions. While it is most famous for its skin-healing properties, it interacts with and supports all 12 major systems of the human body.
Because a tincture uses an alcohol base, it efficiently extracts both the water-soluble flavonoids and the sticky, therapeutic resins and volatile oils found in the petals.
The 12 Body Systems: Functions, Calendula Actions, & Benefits
1. Integumentary System (Skin, Hair, Nails)
System Function: Protects the body from environmental hazards, regulates temperature, and provides sensory information.
Calendula Action: Vulnerary, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and cell-proliferant.
Benefits: Historically used topically (diluted) or internally to stimulate collagen synthesis, accelerate tissue repair, and support healing for cuts, burns, eczema, and radiation dermatitis.
2. Lymphatic System
System Function: Maintains fluid balance, filters pathogens, and houses immune cells to protect the body.
Calendula Action: Lymphagogue (lymph mover) and alterative (blood purifier).
Benefits: Gently moves stagnant fluid, relieves swollen lymph nodes, clears metabolic waste, and is used to manage localized congestion after an infection.
3. Immune System
System Function: Defends the body against foreign invaders like bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
Calendula Action: Immunomodulator, antimicrobial, antifungal, and antiviral.
Benefits: Enhances phagocytosis (cell-eating activity of white blood cells) and fights topical or systemic fungal overgrowths like Candida. It is commonly used as a throat gargle for immediate localized immune defense.
4. Digestive (Gastrointestinal) System
System Function: Breaks down food, absorbs nutrients, and eliminates solid waste.
Calendula Action: Demulcent (soothing), vulnerary, and mild bitter stimulant.
Benefits: Historically favored for its ability to soothe and repair inflamed mucus membranes. It helps address gastric ulcers, acid reflux, and inflammatory bowel flare-ups while stimulating mild bile flow to improve digestion.
5. Reproductive System (Female & Male)
System Function: Produces gametes, hormones, and facilitates offspring production.
Calendula Action: Emmenagogue (promotes menstrual flow) and antispasmodic.
Benefits: Traditionally used to regulate irregular, scanty menstrual cycles and relieve painful uterine cramping or pelvic stagnation. Topically, diluted preparations are used as sitz baths to ease postpartum healing.
6. Circulatory (Cardiovascular) System
System Function: Pumps and circulates blood to deliver oxygen and nutrients throughout the body.
Calendula Action: Vasodilator, styptic (stops bleeding), and cardio-protective.
Benefits: Promotes angiogenesis (the growth of new blood vessels) during tissue repair. It helps improve peripheral circulation, tones capillaries to mitigate varicose veins or hemorrhoids, and helps stop minor internal or external bleeding.
7. Urinary System
System Function: Filters blood, regulates fluid/electrolyte balance, and eliminates liquid waste.
Calendula Action: Mild diuretic and anti-inflammatory.
Benefits: Helps flush the bladder, cools systemic inflammation, and calms irritated urinary pathways during recovery from mild urinary tract discomforts.
8. Nervous System
System Function: Coordinates body actions by transmitting signals between different parts of the body.
Calendula Action: Mild nervine, antispasmodic, and neuroprotective.
Benefits: The high level of protective flavonoids provides a neuroprotective effect against oxidative stress. It also gently relieves tension and calms stress-induced tension or nervous spasms in the stomach.
9. Musculoskeletal System
System Function: Provides structural support, protects organs, and allows bodily movement.
Calendula Action: Antispasmodic, analgesic (pain-relieving), and anti-inflammatory.
Benefits: Relaxes spontaneous muscle contractions and skeletal twitches. It is frequently added to physical trauma recovery blends to reduce swelling and pain from sprains, strains, or bruises.
10. Respiratory System
System Function: Absorbs oxygen from the air and expels carbon dioxide.
Calendula Action: Astringent, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial.
Benefits: Used as an oral rinse or internal tincture to soothe an irritated throat, minimize swollen tonsils, and control upper respiratory tract congestion during a cold.
11. Endocrine System
System Function: Secretes hormones directly into the circulatory system to regulate processes like metabolism and growth.
Calendula Action: Metabolic antioxidant and antidiabetic potential.
Benefits: Helps lower systemic oxidative stress, protecting delicate endocrine glands (like the pancreas and thyroid) from chronic inflammatory damage. Preliminary studies note it can play a supportive role in stabilizing blood-sugar pathways.
12. Excretory System (Liver, Gallbladder, & Spleen focus)
System Function: Processes, detoxifies, and filters out wastes and toxins from bodily fluids.
Calendula Action: Hepatoprotective (liver-protecting) and cholagogue (stimulates bile).
Benefits: Aids the liver in processing toxins by clearing sluggish congestion. Its bitter compounds stimulate gallbladder emptying, which optimizes the breakdown of fats and enhances the elimination of metabolic waste.
Key Medicinal Actions Summary
Vulnerary: Accelerates cellular repair and tissue knitting.
Lymphagogue: Gently moves fluid congestion throughout the lymphatic channels.
Antimicrobial / Antifungal: Strongly inhibits pathogens, specifically Candida albicans.
Emmenagogue: Stimulates blood flow and pelvic activity to encourage delayed menses.
Anti-inflammatory: Downregulates inflammatory cytokines and C-reactive proteins.
These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any diseases.
Important Cautions & Contraindications
While generally considered safe, calendula tincture is a concentrated preparation and must be used carefully: [
| Caution | Reason / Effect |
|---|---|
| Pregnancy | Strictly contraindicated internally. Because it is an emmenagogue and uterine stimulant, it carries a risk of inducing contractions or miscarriage. |
| Asteraceae Allergy | Do not use if you are allergic to ragweed, daisies, marigolds, or chrysanthemums, as cross-reactivity can prompt severe allergic skin rashes or airway tightening. |
| Sedative Interactions | Calendula can naturally increase drowsiness. Do not mix it with prescription sedatives, sleep aids, or anti-anxiety medications. |
| Pre-Surgery | Discontinue internal use at least two weeks before a scheduled surgery due to its mild blood-thinning potential and potential interactions with surgical anesthesia. |
| Wound Management |
If using a diluted tincture topically, the wound must be thoroughly cleaned first. Calendula heals tissues so rapidly that it can trap dirt or bacteria deep inside if applied prematurely. |