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An Interesting Herb Fact
Using Skullcap to Treat Nervous Disorders
Skullcap is relatively new to the repertoire of European herbs, although it was used in the Americas by native peoples for some time. For instance, it is said that Native Americans used Virginian skullcap to treat rabies and some women used it to help promote menstruation. Skullcap is characterized by flowers that grow only on one side of the plant, and by small dish-shaped seedpods. These days, skullcap is mostly used to treat a variety of nervous disorders. The American skullcap is S....
The Skin Healing Properties of the Pot Marigold
Plant
The lovely golden
flowers of the pot marigold plant are not just nice to look at-they
also contain many healing properties. These golden flowers have long
been a favorite of many traditional herbalists. One herbal diary dating
back to the 12th century recommends that simply gazing upon the
beautiful pot marigold flowers can help clear the head, improve one's
eyesight, and encourage one's soul to feel cheerful again. It was once
also highly prized as a treatment of smallpox and measles. These days
it is still widely in use in many patent homeopathic remedies.
Herbalists as slightly bitter have described the character of this
lovely plant, drying, pungent, and gently cooling. The plants
constituents include saponins, flavonoids, bitter principles, mucilage,
essential oils, steroidal compounds and resins. The plant has known
actions: it is an astringent, an antiseptic, and a menstrual regulator
helps many stimulate bile production, an anti-fungal, an
anti-inflammatory, and helps heal wounds.
The petals of the pot marigold can be applied to the skin externally to
treat a variety of skin problems and inflammations. The petals can also
be taken internally to treat a variety of gynecological, toxic and
feverish conditions. They have also been used in the past to move liver
energies. Some recent studies have even shown that the petals of the
pot marigold plant may also be active against HIV. Traditional
herbalists recommend that the petals of the marigold plant be harvested
from early summer until late fall.
The essential oil derived from the pot marigold plant has been shown to
be an effective treat vaginal yeast infections. The oil of the pot
marigold plant is also used on the skin some times as a treatment of
skin infections.
There are many ways to prepare the pot marigold plant's petals to make
several kinds of herbal remedies. One of the best and easiest ways to
prepare the petals is through the method of infusion. Infuse the petals
in hot water and make a hot tea to treat menopausal problems, to ease
the pain of menstruation, and to treat gastritis. You can also use the
pot marigold petal infusion to treat inflammation of the esophagus.
The pot marigold plant can also be used to make a tincture from the
plant's petals. The tincture can be used to treat stagnant liver
problems, to improve sluggish digestion, to battle menstrual disorders,
and to help regulate irregular or painful menstruation periods. The
petals of the pot marigold plant can also be placed in a compress pad
that can be used to treat slow-healing wounds or varicose ulcers. You
can also make a cream from the pot marigold petals that can help
alleviate the symptoms of dry skin or inflammation. Marigold petal
cream can also be applied to sunburn, scalds, wounds, dry eczema, or
nipples sore from breastfeeding.
The essential oil from the pot marigold plant can also be used as a
vaginal suppository, but must be diluted in order to treat yeast
infections. It can also be used as a bathe oil to relieve the symptoms
of anxiety or depression. |
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