Potmarigold Calendula
Calendula Officinalis
Jin Zhan Ju

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; cold

Part(s) used

Flower and root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To move qi and quicken blood (root), cool blood and stanch bleeding (flower).

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Cold pain in stomach duct and abdomen, mounting qi, concretion and conglomeration (root), intestinal wind bleeding (flower).