CALENDULA

Latin Name: Calendula Officinalis
Family: Compositae
Height: 30-60cm

Constituents: Triterpenes, carotenoids, saponins, flavanoids.

Actions: Anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antifungal, reduces muscle tension & spasm, promotes wound healing and stops bleeding.

Sources:

Calendula Flowers (International), Organic Calendula Flowers (US/Canada) from Kalyx US

Calendula Gel (US/Canada), Nelson's Calendula Cream (US/Canada), Calendula Extract (US) from Kalyx US

Calendula Oil (Int) Calendula Ointment (US/Canada) from Kalyx US

Calendula flowers are safe to feed to rabbits and chinchillas.  Although safe for guinea pigs, they tend to prefer vegetables and herbs to flowers. 

Calendula cream is used in the UK for nappy rash in babies and sore nipples in women who are breast feeding. Calendula cream, ointment and gel are all good for rabbits and guinea pigs with sore skin.  Ointment is water resistant and useful for saw paws.  Gel and cream are more easily absorbed into the skin.

Calendula oil is one of the ingredients in Peter Gurney's Piggy Potion combination of essential and other oils for using on guinea pigs with skin conditions.

By buying calendula flowers, calendula oil, calendula tincture, calendula gel, calendula cream, calendula ointment, calendula extract or calendula gel from the links above, you help fund the information about the suitability for calendula as a food and calendula products for rabbits and guinea pigs.