The main constituents of the herb are carotenoids, resin, essential oil, flavonoids, sterol, saponins and mucilage.
Healing Power
Marigold is a bitter tonic. It induces copious perspiration and is useful in killing intestinal worms.
Digestive Disorders
The herb stimulates the flow of bile, and is beneficial remedy in the treatment of gastritis, gastric or duodenal ulcers.
Scrofula
The leaves are useful in treating scrofula or tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands in children especially in the neck. As a remedy the leaves should be taken as vegetable.
Circulatory Disorders
It is beneficial in the treatment of certain circulatory disorders. A compress of the herb can be applied beneficially in the treatment of varicose veins and chilblains, which is an inflamed condition of the skin of the hands, feet and sometimes ears and nose cuaed by poor circulation and cold weather.
Skin Disorders
Marigold belongs to the same family as arnica and has umpteen will healing properties. It is antiseptic and antibacterial. A compress or poultice of the flowers forms an excellent first aid for burns, scalds, stings and impetigo, highly contagious bacterial skin diseases. The juices of the leaves can be applied beneficially over warts. The sap from the stem is useful for warts, corns and calluses.
Marigold flowers are an excellent remedy fro inflamed or ulcerated conditions of the skin when used externally, as in varicose ulcers.
Conjunctivitis
A cold infusion of the herb, used as eyewash, gives relief in conjunctivitis. A lotion of the flowers is also useful wash for inflamed and sore eyes.
Skin Disorders
The oil of marjoram is useful in skin disorders and it can be applied externally in case of sprains, bruises, stiff and paralytic limbs. It also allays toothache.
