Calendula flowers

Dried flowers of marigolds are produced by Zhitomir JSC Liktravy (Ukraine).

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Indications of the calendula flowers

Indications for the use of flowers of marigold are extensive:

1. Acute rhinovirus infections, influenza, acute respiratory infections.
2. Herpes.
3. Feverish states.
4. Tachycardia.
5. Dyspnea.
6. Edema.
7. Cardiac ischemia.
8. Burn, both chemical and thermal.
9. Violation of the integrity of the skin: wounds, abrasions, erosion, sores, eczema.
10. Pharyngitis, rhinitis and other inflammatory processes affecting ENT - organs.
11. Stomatitis.
12. Sore throat and sore throat.
13. Inflammation of the gums: gingivitis, periodontitis.
14. Supportive therapy for cancer pathology.
15. Cystitis.
16. Bile stasis, impaired liver function.
17. Enterocolitis, colitis.
18. Pancreatitis.
19. Diabetes.
20. Erosive lesion of the genital organs in women. Thrush.
21. Hemorrhoids, wounds on the skin folds of the anus.
22. Ulcerous and erosive lesions of the stomach and duodenal mucosa.
23. Inflammation of the mucosa of the biliary tract.
24. Sleep disturbance.
25. Gastric spasms.
26. Cervical erosion.

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Release form

Dry raw flowers of marigolds are packaged in sealed bags, placed in a cardboard box. The weight of the preparation in the package is 50 g.

Another form of release is candles, tinctures, tablets, sprays, ointments and syrups.

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Pharmacodynamics

1. Highly effective anti-inflammatory agent (calendene).
2. High antimicrobial activity.
3. Antitoxic, spasmolytic, choleretic action, manifested due to flavonoids.
4. Cardiostimulating and hypotensive action due to sterols (sterols).
5. Improvement of liver metabolic function.
6. Wound healing action (thanks to flavonoids and calendene).
7. Activation of the recovery process in the organs of the digestive tract.
8. Improve the condition of bile.
9. Elimination of the negative effect of free radicals (coumarins).
10. Anti-cancer effect due to lactone and sterols.
11. Decreased cholesterol and bilirubin levels with sterols (sterols).
12. Positive effect on the organs of the central nervous system.
13. Increase of human immune status due to triterpenoids. They also allow you to monitor blood sugar levels and normalize it.
14. Antibacterial action (the effect of various essential oils).
15. Antithrombotic effect.

Preparations based on the raw materials of calendula flowers are used for both external therapy and oral intake.

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Pharmacokinetics

The pharmacokinetics of calendula flowers are not known.

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Dosing and administration

The mode of administration and dosage of the drug depend on the form of the drug taken.

Speaking of alcoholic infusion, pharmacists recommend taking calendula flowers in 20 drops three times throughout the day.

Tablets are recommended to take one to two three times a day.

When using decoctions from plants (for rinsing and oral use), the procedure is carried out three to five times a day. Calendula flowers are brewed in a classic way. To get a decoction in a glass of boiled water, brew one teaspoon of herbal product. If the plant is purchased in the pharmacy not as a friable dry product, but in the form of compacted briquettes, then it is enough to take one briquette for the same glass of boiling water. The container with water and grass should be placed in a water bath and kept for a quarter of an hour on fire (from the moment of boiling). Set aside on the curb and with the lid closed let it brew for another 45 minutes after that the broth cool, drain. The medicine is ready for use.

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Use of the calendula flowers during pregnancy

Use during pregnancy, flowers of marigold should be taken with caution, especially when administered orally during the first trimester.

With external application, physicians do not see any reason to restrict the pregnant woman in using this medication.

Contraindications

Contraindications to the application of flowers of calendula are minimal:

1. Increased individual intolerance to one or more component components of the medicinal plant of the marigold.
2. Allergic to calendula flowers.
3. Hypotension - the patient has persistent low blood pressure.
4. Children, whose age is under 12 years, due to a weak research base.

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Side effects of the calendula flowers

The intake of calendula flowers (with the internal method of application) is capable of causing side effects, provoking the manifestation of such symptoms:

1. Nausea and vomiting.
2. Allergic reaction: hyperemia of the skin (with external application), swelling, pruritus, rash. One of the most serious consequences of taking a medicinal plant may be angioedema (up to asphyxia) and / or anaphylactic shock.
3. Painful sensations in the epigastric region and in the lower part of the abdomen.
4. Feeling of heartburn and bitterness in the mouth.
5. Shortness of breath.

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Overdose

When treating flowers of calendula, overdose is not fixed.

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Interactions with other drugs

Simultaneous reception of calendula flowers with such medicinal plants as oak bark and / or chamomile and calendula flowers, enhance the anti-inflammatory characteristics of both herbs.

In case of external use, two medicinal products should not be applied to one affected area at the same time. If a preparation based on calendula flowers and other medicinal preparations is prescribed, then the external treatment of the affected area of the skin with these medicines should be divided in time. Typically, the allowed interval between applying two different drugs should be four to six hours.

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Storage conditions

The storage conditions of such plant raw materials as calendula flowers are as follows:

1. Storage of the drug should take place in a dry place, protected from direct sunlight.
2. Temperature storage mode is +30 degrees.
3. Ready-made broth can be stored for no more than a day. The sediment formed at the bottom of the tank is completely permissible.
4. Contain the flowers of marigold or preparations made on their basis, it is necessary in places that are not available for adolescents and small children.

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Shelf life

The shelf life of medicinal plant raw materials is one year (or 12 months). In the form of briquette their term is slightly higher - two years (or 24 months).

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