Calendula Salve, 1 oz

Our 1 oz salves come in a to-go, lightweight container. Calendula has a long history as a health promoting agent. It is traditionally used for wound healing. Here is an excerpt from Rachel Weaver's book Backyard Pharmacy in the chapter on Calendula: "In World War I, Dr. Petrie Hoyle used calendula almost exclusively for treating wounds in a front-line hospital. He found that it prevented pus from forming. His wards were known for their absence of smell and very clean wounds. He received praise for rapid cure of all kinds of septic (infected) wounds among his soldiers." Calendula has also been used for all kinds of fungal infections like athlete's foot, for varicose veins, and even skin eruptions or lesions caused by herpes and other viruses. This is another excerpt from the book Backyard Pharmacy: "The Romans, who called calendula verrucaria, the wart-curing plant, noticed that skin eruption of a periodic nature, like herpes and warts, were effectively cured by the plant." Ours is a so