of calendula.

Calendula officinalis, or Marigold (Calendula officinalis)Annual grassy lawn and ornamental plant, dense pubescence. The leaves are alternate, oblong. The flowers are collected in a single large baskets yellow or orange. It flowers from late June to late autumn.
In the flowers of calendula contains pro-vitamin A, which is essential for all body functions, especially for vision and skin regeneration. The drug is used mainly for flowers (or entire flower heads or petals only without calyx), which are collected during flowering. Calendula has anti-inflammatory, astringent, wound healing and reduce blood pressure effect. And also it is used as having expectorant, diaphoretic, diuretic, cholagogue, anti rachitis  properties. Calendula - one of the most popular plant in traditional medicine, it is used from time immemorial.
ALLERGY
Take 10 g of calendula flowers, pour 1/2 cup of boiling water, steamed for 1-2 hours. Take 1 tablespoon 2-3 times a day.HEPATITIS
Pour 2 teaspoons of calendula flower clusters 2 cups boiling water, 1 hour, drain. Drink 1/2 cup 4 times a day. Calendula may be used in the form of a tincture. Start receiving calendula 30 drops, bring the volume to 1 teaspoon. Take 2 times per day.
HYPERTENSION
Insist calendula flowers on vodka, took them in a ratio of 20: 100. Insist week. Take 20-30 drops 3 times a day.
Climax
Take 20 g of calendula flowers and pour 1/2 cup vodka, insist 7 days in the dark. Take 40-50 drops dissolved in 1/3 cup water, 3 times a day before meals. Especially useful tincture pressure increases during menopause. In this case, it is necessary to take 3-4 weeks.
Runny nose
Grind the dried calendula flowers and fill their 70-percent alcohol in a ratio of 1: 3, to insist 2 days. Strain and add tincture olive oil or corn oil at a ratio of 1: 7, kept at 80 ° C for 7 hours in a water bath, adding water continuously. Strain and bury the nose of 2-3 drops in each nostril.
NEPHRITIS
Take 1 part calendula flowers and leaves of nettle. Pour 1 tablespoon of the collection and 1 cup of boiling water. Take 1/2 cup 3-4 times a day, 1 hour after meals.
ARRHYTHMIA
If a strong heartbeat to take an infusion of marigold flower clusters. Pour 2 teaspoons dried inflorescences 2 cups boiling water, 1 hour, drain. Take 1/2 cup 4 times a day.
ANGINA
Put 10 g of calendula flowers in a glass or enamel bowl, pour 1 cup boiling water, tightly cover, wrap a warm cloth and insist 4-6 hours. Strain, wring out the residue and filtered. Store in a cool place no more than two days. Take 1 teaspoon per cup of hot water and rinse several times during the day.
Take 2 parts of chamomile, 1 part Eucalyptus 1 part calendula flowers. All plants grind and mix well. Pour 1.5 cups of boiling water 1 tablespoon of the mixture and boil for 2 minutes. Insist, wrapped, 30 minutes, then drain. Rinse should be 2 times a day, morning and evening, dividing in half the solution. Begin rinsing with a solution temperature of 26 ° C, gradually diminishing to 1 degree per day until the temperature reaches 16 ° C. Then rinse the solution next month 15-16 ° C. This rinsing will remove the inflammation of the throat and harden it.
Pour 1 tablespoon dried crushed marigold flowers 1 cup boiling water, leave, wrapped, 1 hour, drain. Gargle every 2-3 hours for 10 minutes.
It can be used to rinse calendula tincture, which is sold in pharmacies, or cook it yourself as follows: 100 g of dried marigold flowers pour 0.5 liters of vodka, insist in a dark place for 1 week, shaking occasionally, drain. Dissolve 1 teaspoon of tincture in 1 cup of warm water and gargle several times a day. Fall asleep in a thermos 2 teaspoons of dried calendula petals, cover them with boiling water, to insist 2 hours. Gargle with warm infusion bowl as much as possible. If the sore throat hoarse voice, then drink 1/3 cup of infusion 3 times a day. The course of treatment - 2 months.
Dried calendula flowers grind, pour a 70-percent alcohol in a ratio of 1: 3 and leave for a day. Filtered and add the olive oil in a ratio of 1: 7
Maintained at a temperature of 80 ° C water bath for 7 hours, and there is constantly pouring water drain. Bury Oil throat drops 1 to 3 times a day.
ARTHRITIS, frostbite, burns
Take 10 g of powdered marigold flowers and mixed with 50 g of petrolatum. Rub the ointment in the affected areas.
RHEUMATISM
Take 40 g of calendula flowers and infuse them into 1/2 cup 40 percent alcohol for 7 days. The infusion mixed with Vaseline and rub into the affected joints.
STOMATITIS
Pour 1 tablespoon inflorescences calendula 1 cup of boiling water, cook for 10 minutes, drain. Apply as anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, regenerating rinse mouth.
Acne, pimples
Purifying Mask. Dissolve 1 tablespoon of calendula tincture in 2 cups of water and then this solution moisten a thin layer of cotton wool. Lightly pressed, solution-soaked cotton wool apply on the face, leaving holes for the eyes, mouth and nostrils. After 10-15 minutes, remove the mask, his face not wash. Well disinfects, but a little dry the skin.