Calendula has the effect of sweating, which can relieve the symptoms of fever and cold. Beautiful orange is pleasing to the eye. Tea brewed with marigold petals turned beautiful golden yellow, with the fragrance of freshly picked flowers. Because of sweating, drinking when you have a cold and fever can relieve symptoms. In addition, it also has the function of flavonoids, which can prevent bad breath; Bitter substances in it can help bile secretion and activate the liver. Because it is tasteless and bitter, it is best to brew it with other fragrant flowers and plants.
Soaking liquid (scented tea) can treat sprains or wounds, and also has a calming effect on skin inflammation. It can be applied to tanned skin as emulsion, or used for bathing, promoting metabolism and purifying the inside of the body.
Calendula contains carotene and carotenoids, which have been used as yellow coloring materials for cheese since ancient times in Europe, or added to hot soup, bread, cakes and sauces for coloring.
Raw marigold can be sprinkled in salad, and it is also a delicious food to spread it on chicken for barbecue. Suitable for dairy products, the petals are wrapped in cloth, cooked with milk and made into cream or pudding, which will produce a unique flavor. String 6
Calendula is a phototropic plant with bright orange. After sunrise and flowering, they will adjust their direction with the sun and get together at sunset. Because of this habit, Shakespeare wrote in The Story of Winter: "Go to sleep with the sunset and cry with the sunrise".
Since ancient times, people have planted marigold as a herb and condiment. However, the flower beds in the park are planted with malachite for gardening, and the edible variety is marigold, and the flowers are bigger than those for gardening. It is said that because marigold blooms every month, the Latin name is calendul.