Chamomile is anti-inflammatory, calming with mood lifting properties, calms nerves, reduces stress & promotes restful sleep. Chamomile tea is renowned as a sleep aid because it calms both the nervous system and the digestive tract. Use in herbal teas,
salves, dream pillows, eye/sleep pillows sachets, handmade soaps, facial creams, shampoos, and bridal sachets, etc
Chamomile is also extremely soothing to irritated skin because its high content of skin healing phytonutrients, flavonoids
(apigenen, quercetin, patuletin), glucosides, sesquiterpenes and essential oils.
Description:
Calendula is considered a kind of annual and perennial herbaceous plant from 15-20 species in the Daisy family Asteraceae that are called marigolds.
The Difference between Calendula and French Marigold:
1) Marigold or pot marigold (calendula) is back originally to Europe. But French marigold backed originally to America) In the case of marigold, pot marigold (Calendula), a native to Europe, and French marigold (Tagetes), an American native in the same family as the daisy, are very different plants. Calendula can be eaten and appear on lists of attractive edible flowers, but the French marigold cannot be eaten and is not an edible flower, the Marigolds refers to calendulas, under the name pot marigold.
2) If you are searching for a pot marigold, you will find it by its scientific name which is (Calendula Officinalis)
- Ancient Egyptian and Calendula flowers:
Calendula was used by ancient Egyptians for more than 4,000 years. It was mentioned in a prescription in Qurtas Hurst (book of Hirst) with other species as an ointment painted by the diseased parts.