North Star Health Center

Beautiful Calendula Blossom

Buy Golden Healing Salve
Moisturing oils of olive, infused with comfrey, goldenseal roots, calendula, chamomile, catnip, yarrow, thyme, sage, chickweed, sanicle, lemon balm, St. Johns Wort, Solomon’s Seal, blue vervain, nettles, mullein flowers, arnica, castor oil, and candelia wax.  To insure a fresh, high quality product, this salve is made in small batches by hand using  freshly gathered organically grown or wildcrafted herbs which are then  infused into olive oil to produce this soothing Golden Salve.  Helpful for wounds, cuts, bruises, sprains,
itching insect stings, and dry skin.
1, 2, and 4 oz.
Made By Pamela with many of the herbs from her lovely organic gardens.  She makes several varieties of soap, balm, face cream, and body oils.
www.northstar4health.com

Calendula Petals: Herbal Sunshine
One of the key ingredients in our Golden Healing Salve is calendula flowers. We will soon have available to purchase online. Currently available in our store.
This cheerful flower is an easy to grow annual, member of the Aster Family and widely cultivated for its beauty. The golden-orange flowers look like a piece of sun fallen to earth, and these luminous blossoms are soft with flowers that are vigorous in blooming, and strongly associated with the feminine life-nurturing element.  Calendula is believed to comfort and strengthen the heart which is why is so widely grown and used, now and for centuries.  It is one of the most common herbs growing in people’s gardens throughout North America and Europe, and easily self seeds itself.  They will also continue to bloom after frost.  The old English practice of putting Calendula flowers in soup in the winter because it would help increase resistance to colds and fevers, since England has a damp winter with little sunlight.  Maybe it would also be helpful for Seasonal Affective Disorder Syndrome, as I always feel better when drinking the tea or adding petals to soup.   Calendula flowers have been used on injuries to reduce inflammation and as an antiseptic against infection.  It is ideal for delicate skin of infants and children, and is widely used in many natural body care products. Calendula bestows a calming, quieting touch, and has also been used as a remedy for a variety of skin problems ranging from skin ulcerations to eczema.  Externally applied to the ear, it has been reported to alleviate pain and discomfort from an earache. Taken internally, it may aid in eliminating fever, soothing a festering ulcer, and relieving discomfort of menstrual cramps.  Calendula is considered by many to be an effective detoxifying herb that can help with the toxicity associated many severe fevers and infections. Calendula is also widely recognized as a cleanser for the liver, gallbladder, and other organs. To make calendula tea simply pour 8 oz of boiling water over 1-2 teaspoons of calendula flowers and let sit for 15 minutes. Calendula tea may be taken 3 times per day. Also can be added to soup.

• Calendula salve for external application.  Bake 1 oz dried or fresh flowers / leaves with 1 oz olive oil. 160 degrees for 2 hours.