Calendula’s golden petals aren’t just pretty - they’re powerful! From soothing skin and supporting digestion to keeping the lymphatic system flowing, this sunny flower has been a trusted healer for centuries.

Please note this is a nutritional, functional horse food supplement and not veterinary medicine. See Dr Kellon's Horse Sense - 'Nutrition is not 'Alternative' Therapy.

💧Tincture

Our human-grade tinctures give you a ready-to-absorb potent source of phytonutrients at the highest-strength available, for immediate absorption straight into the bloodstream and to the body’s cells.

• Calendula officinalis (Marigold)
• Petals
• Cold Macerated 1:3 90%
• Organic Cultivated

Feed Guide

• 6ml/100kg bodyweight, daily in feed.
• Always shake the bottle to disperse any sediment.
• 3-year shelf-life.
• Our tinctures come in a heat-sealed, twin-neck, child-resistant HDPE plastic dosing bottle, complete with dosing chamber. *HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene) plastic is 100% recyclable, and energy-efficient to produce. Safe for food/water storage, it reduces waste and emissions while resisting wear. A top sustainable choice to match the EquiNatural ethos.

🌿Dried Herb

• Calendula officinalis (Marigold)
• Flowers
• Organic Cultivated
• Origin Egypt

Feed Guide

• 5g/100kg bodyweight per day, thus for an average 500kg horse add 25g daily to feed.
• 1-year shelf-life.
• Want a scoop? You can add a scoop to your basket during checkout.
• Supplied in a resealable, food-grade foil pouch for freshness.

Safety

• Calendula should not be used during pregnancy as it has traditionally been used as an emmenagogue and classed as a uterine stimulant.
• If using calendula as a vulnerary, ensure wounds are fully cleaned before application because calendula rapidly repairs tissue.

Functional Nutritional Value

Constituents: Flavonoids (including rutin and narcissin), triterpenoid saponins (calendulosides A-D), volatile oil, carotenoids, phenolic acids (chlorogenic acid and coumaric acid), resin, sterols, tannin, amino acids, mucilage, and polysaccharides.

• Our range of botanicals are all grown, harvested and dried without the use of agri-chemicals, non-irradiated and GMO free - see our Quality page for Quality Management & Certification Documents.
• Laboratory tested for identification and compliance to the British and European Pharmacopoeia standards.
• Human grade.
• Please be aware that if you're purchasing our dried botanicals for human use, our dried range is cut to appropriate sizes for feeding to horses.

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Calendula’s cheerful golden blooms have been lifting spirits for centuries. Shakespeare himself was charmed, writing in The Winter’s Tale :

“The marigold, that goes to bed wi’ the sun
And with him rises weeping.”

Known to most of us as marigold , calendula first started popping up in European writings around the 12th century. Herbalist Hildegard von Bingen praised its healing qualities way back then, calling it “cold and moist,” and noting its use against poisons in both humans and animals.

From the Middle Ages right through to the 17th century, just looking at calendula was said to lift your mood and “draw away evil humours.” Herbalist John Parkinson wrote in 1629 that it was used in food, syrups and sweet conserves as a “comforter of the heart and spirits.” Today’s research hints that calendula may indeed have mood-boosting properties - proof that our ancestors were on to something!

But calendula is most famous for its remarkable healing touch on the outside and inside. Samuel Hahnemann, the father of homeopathy, included calendula in his remedies for cuts, sores and burns. During the American Civil War and even World War I, it was used on the battlefield when other supplies ran out.

Why do so many turn to calendula?

It’s a true multitasker. Its natural anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal powers make it a go-to for:

• soothing cuts, grazes, bites and burns
• calming rashes, sunburn and stubborn wounds
• supporting the healing of fungal infections like thrush
• easing the discomfort of haemorrhoids and varicose veins

And its gifts don’t stop at the skin. Calendula helps the lymphatic system “tidy up,” moving lymph fluid, clearing toxins, and keeping immunity strong. Herbalists often pair it with cleavers for even greater lymphatic support - brilliant for horses as well as humans.

This sunny flower also supports the digestive system. Its gentle bitter edge and mucilage content make it wonderfully soothing for irritated tissues - think reflux, ulcers, IBS or even leaky gut.

In folk traditions, calendula has been used to lower fevers, “warm” the body, and encourage a healthy sweat to help fight off infections. And because it’s edible, you’ll still find petals sprinkled in salads or soups, just as they were in olden times (they even used to colour cheese and substitute saffron!).

Calendula is, quite simply, one of nature’s hardest-working healers - a sunny, golden ally for skin, gut, immunity, and spirit.

We use Calendula in many of our blends - our LymphTone (of course!), four of our Immunity CARE blends - LKLCARE, LymeCARE, LymphCARE, & OptimaCARE, and SwItchTonic .