Marigold,
Garden Marigold,
Caltha officinalis,
Golds,
Ruddes,
Mary
Gowles,
Oculus Christi,
Marygold,
Fiore d'ogni mese,
Solis Sponsa,
Common Marigold,
English Marigold,
Jackanapes-on-horsebacke.
Botanical name:
from latin
calen-dulae or calends, meaning "throughout the months"
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The Marigolds'
name is a corruption of merso-meargealla, meaning Marsh Marigold.
It is traditionaly used as a dye and garden herb for food and
medicine.
An early horticulturist, Linneaus,noted that the plant
opened its floral petals from nine in the morning til 3pm.
The
plant acquired the names solsequia and solis sponsa.
Marigold was
once used for a cheese colouring.
"Macers'
herbal induces the picker to say three Pater Nosters (Our
fathers) and three Aves(Hail Marys) to give the wearer a vision
of anyone who has robbed him"!
(and from the same source:
" to be taken only when the moon is in the sign of the
Virgin and not when Jupiter is in the ascendant, for then the
herb loses its virtue"
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volatile oil,
a
yellow resin,
calendulin,
saponins,
a bitter principle.
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Entire flower
heads;
greens for salad burnet,
cholagogue,
styptic,
anti-inflammatory,
vulnerary,
anti-septic,
emmenagogue.
Specific
use for:
inflamed lymphatic nodes,
duodenal ulcers,
and some
inflammatory skin lesions,
externally for leg ulcers,
eye lotion
for conjunctivitis.
the petals substitute for saffron,
petal tea,
pain and swelling of bee sting,
sprains,
snuff,
cosmetics,
hair
rinse,
yellow dye.
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