- Source: Derived from the fresh flowering tops of Calendula officinalis (common marigold), a plant in the Asteraceae family, prepared for homeopathic use through potentization involving maceration,.
- Serial dilutionPotentized liquid homeopathic medicineA solution prepared by repeatedly diluting and shaking (succussing) a substance to enhance healing power while removing toxicity., and succussionVigorous shaking of homeopathic dilutionThe process of vigorously shaking a liquid homeopathic solution against a firm surface during dilution to potentize it..
- Traditional Context: Historically employed in homeopathy for wound healing, tissue repair, and inflammatory conditions , particularly those involving cuts, burns, or lacerations.
- It is noted for symptoms such as raw, open wounds, excessive bleeding, and irritability, often aggravated by damp weather, touch, or evening🌿 EveningMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines., and ameliorated by warmth, rest, or gentle motion.
- Modern Context : Indicated for dermatological conditions (e.g., wounds, burns, ulcers), post-.
- Surgical recovery (e.g., incision healing, scar prevention), infectious complications (e.g., wound infections, cellulitis🩺 CellulitisClinical Disease Treatment Profile: Read homeopathic remedies, dietary recommendations, and natural therapeutic options.), musculoskeletal injuries (e.g., sprains, contusions), and psychological conditions (e.g., irritability, mild anxiety).
- It suits patients with acute or chronic symptoms characterized by poor wound healing , inflammation, tissue trauma , or emotional sensitivity ,.
- Typically exacerbated by damp, cold conditions, trauma, or stress, and often seen in individuals with a history of surgical procedures, chronic wounds, or minor injuries.
- The remedy is particularly relevant for those with a sensitive, reactive constitution, often presenting with physical symptoms like raw, painful wounds or slow-healing tissues alongside emotional traits like irritability or nervousness, commonly observed in post-operative patients, individuals with chronic skin ulcers, or those recovering from minor trauma.
- Calendula officinalis (Marigold) 444.
- COMMENTS-Calendula, largely diluted with water🌿 WaterMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines., is highly esteemed by many physicians as a dressing for lacerated wounds, ulcers, and burns are dressed by applying muslin cloth saturated with dilut e calendula night and morning.
- The cloth should be kept constantly saturated with the agent.
- It is also used an injection in vaginal and uterine leucorrhoea.
- Useful for surgeries, given before and after.
- HemorrhageProfuse bleeding from a ruptured blood vesselAn escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel, especially when profuse., cuts that keep bleed ing and won't heal.
- Sharp stinging, cutting feelings, redness and rawness.
- Very good for preventing septic wounds (Pyrog., once septic situations have set in).
- Torn or wounded muscles.
- Bedsores.
- Hansen noted it for open wounds, very sore and painful, difficult granulation, t endency to inflammation and suppuration.
- Useful for burns when applied topically (Canth., Urt-u.).
- Good as local application in phlegmonous erysipelas🩺 ErysipelasClinical Disease Treatment Profile: Read homeopathic remedies, dietary recommendations, and natural therapeutic options..
- For severe nerve pain (Coff., Phos is numb and tingling).
- Nerve injury (when Hyper, fails).
- Excessive pain out of proportion to the injury (Coff.).
- Pain under right scapula, or bruised feeling under the right scapula.
- Can be used as an eyewash for bloodshot eyes from dust or irritation (Euphr.).
- Injuries to the eyes from foreign objects and irritants.
- Ten dency to catch colds.
- Carious root toothache.
- An excellent hemostatic in tooth extractions and for gum surgery.
- Very acute hearing.
- Hypersensitive hear ing (Coff.).
- Deafness from inflammation.
- Boericke noted it as being specific for ruptured or torn eardru ms (Thiosin is for eardrum adhesions and ossification of the bones, Kali🌿 KaliMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines.-m., if deafness is caused by blocked Eustachian tubes).
- Ulcers, heartburn, bleeding ulcers.
- Bleeding hemorrhoids🩺 HemorrhoidsClinical Disease Treatment Profile: Read homeopathic remedies, dietary recommendations, and natural therapeutic options., internally is best.
- Diuretic (urine feels hot like Bell.).
- Nodosities in breast.
- Helpful for epi siotomies, the stinging, cutting pains.
- Hemorrhage after childbirth.
- Bad ulcers of Calendula officinalis os uteri.
- Offensive leucorrheaWhitish or yellowish vaginal dischargeA whitish or yellowish discharge of mucus from the vagina, often indicating congestion or mild infection..
- Ludlam rec ommended it in chronic endocervicitis and scrofulousProne to swollen glands or tuberculosisRelating to scrofula, a constitutional tendency to tuberculous swelling of the lymph nodes. ulcerations with much purulent leucorrhea.
- Useful topically after childbirth.
- Jahr, who was in Paris🌿 ParisMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines. during the Coup d'Etat of 1849, treated a number of cases of gunshot wounds with comminuted bones and saved several limbs by means of Calen.
- It prevented suppuration and pyemia.
- In some cases of carbuncleCluster of boils under the skinA severe abscess or multiple boil in the skin, typically infected with staphylococcus bacteria. it acts with great promptitude, subduing pain and fever.
- In obstetric practice it is invaluable.
- Calen, as been used in Germany in tinctureConcentrated liquid raw extractA mother tincture prepared by soaking botanical, animal, or mineral raw materials in alcohol and water. on cancer areas.
- It helped to stop the spread of cancer and helped to reabsorb it.
- Almost all the symptoms appear during the chillyHypersensitive to cold temperaturesA constitutional state of feeling exceptionally cold, lacking vital heat, and needing warmth or heavy blankets. stage of the fever, he feels most comfortable when walking about or else when lying perfectly still.
- Cooper said that calen, is worse in cloudy weather.
- Drinking causes a shaking chill or creeping crawls, even during heat.
- Very sensitive to cold air.
- Restless, can't get com fortable in bed.
- Fear of some overwhelming calamity.
- C. R. Crosby gave it internally in the 3x potencyStrength level of a remedyThe dilution and succussion scale of a remedy (e.g., 6C, 30C, 200C, 1M), indicating its energetic concentration., as well as externally.
- He had excellent results from its use as a hot compress (an ounce to the pint) in pneumonia🩺 PneumoniaClinical Disease Treatment Profile: Read homeopathic remedies, dietary recommendations, and natural therapeutic options. and other inflammations.
- C. W., himself a pharmacist, noticed the following effect on himself when making the fresh-plant tincture: “There was such a feeling as if some overwhelming calamity was hovering over me as to be almost unbearable.
- “Three years ago, just after making the tincture, my old enemy the gout🩺 GoutClinical Disease Treatment Profile: Read homeopathic remedies, dietary recommendations, and natural therapeutic options. nipped me in the middle of the spine and in three days spoiled all my powers of walking and then the dreadful feeling became very much exaggerated.” His experience led him to conclude that Calen, has an action on the spinal cord.
- Temperature-Shivering and shaking chill from drinking.
- Violent chill after trauma.
- Feels shivery and has a kind of goose flesh, while skin seems warm to touch.
- Coldness, a great sensitiveness to open air.
- Shuddering in back.
- Heat in evening.
- After dinner, heat in face, hands and feet.
- Epigastric distention.
- Stretching and dragging in groin.
- Sticking in the left side of the abdomen.
- Movements in abdomen causes faint feeling.
- Griping and anxiety in abdomen during stool.
- Constant soreness of abdomen and tendern ess in left iliac region.
- EnteritisInflammation of the small intestineInflammation of the small intestine, usually caused by eating or drinking substances contaminated with bacteria. from foreign body.
- Dull, coarse stitches in middle of right side of abdomen, on moving.
- Boring, digging, deep in region of navel, when walking.
- Hunger immediately after nursing.
- Hiccough when smoking.
- Bulimia.
- Di minished appetite for dinner, though he relishes food when he eats.
- Drinks much at night with fever.
- Aversion to drinks.
- Crawls on back from cold drinks
