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Calendula Officinalis

Calendula officinalis
CALEN · 11 entries across 11 books
Calendula Officinalis
PreparationTincture of leaves and flowers. Clarke
3X, Ø
Locally. Aqueous Calendula (Marigoldin) for all wounds, the greatest healing agent. Also as an injection in leucorrhoea; internally, tincture, to third potency. For burns sores, fissures, and abrasions, etc, use Calendula CerateDose · Boericke

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Clinical

Useful for open wounds, with great soreness and pain ; the parts will not heal, tend to inflame and suppurate.

In phlegmonous erysipelas it seems to be a valuable topical application ; it is also useful as a local application in bad ulcers of os uteri, offensive leucorrhoea.

Complete text of the Calendula Officinalis entry in T. F. Allen - A Primer of Materia Medica; origin and preparation from Clarke. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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Simple remedy · Plant

11 entries across 11 books · abbreviations: CALEN · Family: Compositae

Remedies said to end or reduce the action of Calendula Officinalis, for example if it has caused an unwanted reaction. What is an antidote?

Antidoted byArnica Montana Clarke, HeringBismuthum Hering

Remedies whose action Calendula Officinalis is said to end or reduce.

AntidotesChelidonium Majus BoerickeRheum Palmatum Boericke

Entries

1 Boericke

CALENDULA OFFICINALIS · William Boericke · 2,341 chars

3 Clarke

Calendula · John Henry Clarke · 7,810 chars

4 Hering

Calendula · Constantine Hering · 16,633 chars

5 Allen

Calendula · Henry C. Allen · 1,583 chars

10 Lippe

Calendula officinalis · Adolph zur Lippe · 243 chars

14 T. F. Allen

CALENDULA · Timothy Field Allen · 8,742 chars

16 Guernsey

CALENDULA OFFICINALIS · Henry Newell Guernsey · 279 chars

20 Hempel

Calendula Officinalis · Charles Julius Hempel · 77,967 chars

23 T. F. Allen · shown above

CALENDULA · Timothy Field Allen · 304 chars

24 Kent

CALENDULA · James Tyler Kent · 1,513 chars

33 Gladstone Clarke

Calendula · A. Gladstone Clarke · 598 chars

Relations (this remedy →)

compare 23Arnica MontanaArsenicum AlbumBryonia AlbaCalcarea CarbonicaCalcarea SulphuricaCamphoraCarbo AnimalisCarbo VegetabilisFerrum PicricumGraphitesHamamelis VirginianaHepar SulphurHypericum PerforatumLedum PalustreMagnesium CarbonicumNitricum AcidumPhosphorusRhus Toxicodendron
+5 moreRuta GraveolensSalicylicum AcidumSulphurSulphuricum AcidumSymphytum Officinale
compatible 7Arnica MontanaArsenicum AlbumBryonia AlbaHeparNitricum AcidumPhosphorusRhus Toxicodendron
complementary 10Arnica MontanaCalcarea PhosphoricaHeparHepar SulphurHypericum PerforatumRhus ToxicodendronRuta GraveolensSalicylicum AcidumSulphurSymphytum Officinale
follows well 3Arnica MontanaArsenicum AlbumHepar Sulphur
incompatible / inimical 1Camphora

Backlinks (other remedies → this one)

compare 20Arctium LappaArnica MontanaBellis PerennisBerberisBismuthumBovista LycoperdonBrachyglottis RepensCalcarea SulphuricaEchinacea AngustifoliaHamamelis VirginianaHamamelis VirginicaHelianthus AnnuusHypericum PerforatumLemna MinorMillefoliumPlantago MajorSenecio AureusSulphuric Acid
+2 moreSulphuricum AcidumSymphytum Officinale
complementary 3Arnica MontanaHeparHepar Sulphuris
similar 4Arnica MontanaAurum MetallicumChamomillaCrocus Sativus

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AbrotanumAbsinthiumAmbrosia ArtemisiaefoliaAnthemis NobilisArctium LappaArnica MontanaArtemisia VulgarisBellis PerennisCarduus BenedictusCarduus MarianusCentaurea TaganaChamomillaCichoriumCina MaritimaCineraria MaritimaEchinacea AngustifoliaEchinacea PurpureaErechthites HieracifoliaErigeron CanadenseEupatorium AromaticumEupatorium PerfoliatumEupatorium PurpureumGnaphalium PolycephalumGrindelia RobustaGuacoHelianthus AnnuusInula HeleniumLactuca VirosaLapsana CommunisLiatris SpicataMillefoliumNabalusParthenium HysterophorusPyrethrum PartheniumSenecio AureusSenecio JacoboeaSilphium LacinatumSolidago VirgaureaTanacetum VulgareTaraxacum Officinale

Research (16)

Papers in PubMed that mention this remedy together with homeopathy, newest first.

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  1. Homoeopathic Management of a Lower Leg Ulcer with Cellulitis: An Evidence-Based Case ReportArchana A, Garg H, Varanasi R · Complementary medicine research · 2026 · Case Reports · doi
  2. Integrative Oncology Approaches Beneficial to Patients in Radiation TherapyFrenkel M, Mathis S · Current oncology reports · 2025 · Review · doi
  3. Comparison of Antimicrobial Efficacy of Triclosan- Containing, Herbal and Homeopathy Toothpastes- An Invitro StudyAnushree B, Fawaz MA, Narahari R et al. · Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR · 2015 · doi
  4. Early udder inflammation in dairy cows treated by a homeopathic medicine (Dolisovet): a prospective observational pilot studyAubry E, Issautier MN, Champomier D et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2013 · doi
  5. Effects of Calendula officinalis on human gingival fibroblastsSaini P, Al-Shibani N, Sun J et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2012 · doi
  6. A homeopathic remedy from arnica, marigold, St. John's wort and comfrey accelerates in vitro wound scratch closure of NIH 3T3 fibroblastsHostanska K, Rostock M, Melzer J et al. · BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2012 · doi
  7. Heparin-binding epidermal growth factor expression in KATO-III cells after Helicobacter pylori stimulation under the influence of strychnos Nux vomica and Calendula officinalisHofbauer R, Pasching E, Moser D et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2010 · doi
  8. Homeopathic medicines for adverse effects of cancer treatmentsKassab S, Cummings M, Berkovitz S et al. · The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2009 · Meta-Analysis, Systematic Review · doi
  9. Remedies containing Asteraceae extracts: a prospective observational study of prescribing patterns and adverse drug reactions in German primary careJeschke E, Ostermann T, Lüke C et al. · Drug safety · 2009 · doi
  10. Calendula · 2006 · Review
  11. Evaluation of homeopathy in broiler chickens exposed to live viral vaccines and administered Calendula officinalis extractBarbour EK, Sagherian V, Talhouk S et al. · Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2004
  12. A double-blind, randomized, homeopathic pathogenetic trial with healthy persons: comparing two high potenciesMöllinger H, Schneider R, Löffel M et al. · Forschende Komplementarmedizin und klassische Naturheilkunde = Research in complementary and natural classical medicine · 2004 · Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial · doi
  13. [Research to achieve a homeopathic lotion]Verbuţă A, Cojocaru I · Revista medico-chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici si Naturalisti din Iasi · 1996
  14. Homoeopathy: 3. Everyday uses for all the familyKaplan B · Professional care of mother and child · 1994
  15. Sore skin remedyNursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987) · 1988 · doi
  16. [Evaluation of antibacterial properties of marigold flowers (Calendula officinalis L.) and mother homeopathic tinctures of C. officinalis L. and C. arvensis L. (author's transl)]Dumenil G, Chemli R, Balansard C et al. · Annales pharmaceutiques francaises · 1980

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Clinical (Clarke)

AbscessBalanitisBreast, suppurating; nodosities inBuboBurnsCarbuncleChilblainsDeafnessEyes, inflamedFeverFistulaGlandular swellingJaundiceLabourNails, pulp of, inflamedNipples, soreSuppurationTetanusUlcersUterus, inflammation of; cancer of; offensive discharge fromVaricosisWhitlowWounds

Indicated for (Boger)

Hearing, noise, amelScapulae, bruised (right)Skin, rough, raggedSuppuration, abscessTeeth, tartar