Beaming a vibrant orange and yellow, calendula offers sweet, bright protection for the skin during these cooler months. It is a great healer, evoking vibrancy and warmth, shifting you when you need to get moving. 

Calendula, a traditional folk remedy, supports the skin barrier through its anti inflammatory actions. It can be used both internally, as a tea or blended into a liquid herbal, or externally as an infused oil, woven into a cream or balm, or used as a poultice. 

I love utilising the medicinal qualities of calendula in clinic as it is a very safe and gentle herb, it is energetically cooling and drying, but permeates it’s deep orange hues to detoxify and soothe.

The flower brings restoration, promoting blood flow to support tissue regeneration and repair, working to soothe minor cuts and wounds, acne, eczema, and burns. It can also be gargled to support the oral cavity. 

Internally it works to aid skin health by enhancing detoxification through the lymph system. It’s a herb for the slow, opening you up and shifting stagnation, acting on swollen glands, acne, and cysts. 

The gentle, yet powerful little flower also has the ability to rid infection, tending to an unhappy gut. For women it can also work to bring forth menstruation and tend to those who experience pain with a bleed. 

Rhi O'Hanlon Flore Naturopathy