Health Benefits Of Marigold Flowers

The flower is harvested and used for its medicinal properties both internally as well as externally.

* Marigold cream is used to treat hemorrhoids as well as on infant bums to help fight diaper rash.

* Marigold flowers can be added to salads to add color and can be used as a substitute for saffron in recipes.

* Marigold Flower Tea Benefits have been quite known especially to American physicists, applying the herb to treat bruises, cuts and minor skin infections.

* Marigold is used topically in an ointment or salve to treat burns, bruises and cuts and fight infections that may occur with these conditions.

* Marigold tea is thought to aid in stomach upset and ulcers and help relieve menstrual cramps.

* Dried Marigold flowers are often added to dream pillows to help bring prophetic dreams and increase luck. Also called 'calendula', the calendula is an orange or yellow-colored flower typically found in northern Mediterranean countries.

* Calendula has a tendency to bloom once a month or every new moon. Calendulas or marigolds, are often used in Roman Catholic events honoring the Virgin Mary.

* The calendula is typically used in households as flavoring and coloring agent for such foods as cereals, rice, and soups.

* Calendula has the following components: calendulin, beta-carotene, other carotenoids, isoquercitrin, narcissin, rutin, amyrin, lupeol, sterols, and volatile oils. The calendula flowers also contain complex polysaccharides with immunostimulant properties.