good stuff for healing in lots of applications
I'm active on a dog forum where there has been much discussion of the value of Calendula officianalis (in the form of tea) for treating various skin conditions.  I'm not sure how much it helped my dogs, but I've had some trouble with inflamed gums around a tooth that needs to be extracted.  I find that chewing on a wad of Calendula flowers does a great job of getting swelling to go down.  I expect this stuff will prove useful elsewhere: When I was a kid my mother had a stove blow up on her and used Calendula to speed healing of widespread third degree burns . . . .with great results.<br />Meanwhile, the flowers are kinda pretty.  Find a nice glass jar and put them on a shelf where they can be seen.<br />btw. 8 oz may be more than you expect.  I've needed two quart-sized containers to get this stuff out of the plastic bag it comes in.
Rating: 5 stars