Calen, Calendula Officinalis

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Calendula officinalis, commonly known as pot marigold, is a flowering plant belonging to the Asteraceae family, historically used in traditional herbal medicine for minor skin wounds and inflammation, and characterized by its bright orange-yellow flowers and bioactive compounds, including flavonoids, triterpenoids, and carotenoids. It is a useful Homeopathic Remedy (First Aid Remedy in Trauma esp in Sharp trauma.

Calen in brief


Sharp Trauma

  • Large size Open / Sharp wounds
  • In contused wounds, if the soft tissue is completely torn, Calen helps much better than Arn.
  • In bullet wounds, esp when the limb is fragmented, Long-term topical use of Calen is recommended.
  • Muscle tearing (Sharp trauma)

GENERALS - INJURIES - Rupture - Muscles, of

  • Calen is NOT a Tetanus remedy
    • Best remedy for Tetanus caused by wound is Hyper
    • Tetanus prophylaxis in a debridement wound is Led

Special uses

GENERALS - PAIN - Muscles - surgery, from

GENERALS - WEARINESS - walking - after - pregnancy; in


Second remedy for

  • Bruising after trauma (Lach is the best)

GENERALS - BLACKNESS of external parts - traumatic: am-m, Arn, Hyper, LACH, Sul-ac

GENERALS - INJURIES - Bones; fractures of - compound fracture: ARN, crot-h, hyper, Lach GENERALS - INJURIES - Bones; fractures of - slow repair of broken bones CALC, CALC-P, RUTA, SYMPH

  • Wound due to external objects (Sil is the best)

GENERALS - WOUNDS - foreign bodies, from: arn, Hep, Lob, SIL

  • Brain injury

    GENERALS - INJURIES - concussion: ARN, BAD, HYPER, NAT-S

  • Contusion (Ruta is First)

GENERALS - INJURIES - contusion: RUTA

  • Leakage of interstitial fluid to damaged tissues

GENERALS - INJURIES - extravasations, with ARN, SUL-AC

GENERALS - INJURIES - operation - ailments from: STAPH

  • Fistula

GENERALS – FISTULAE: SIL

  • Incision

GENERALS - WOUNDS - cuts: STAPH

  • Bone fracture, multi-piece fracture

GENERALS - INJURIES - Bones; fractures of: CARB-AC, HYPER, RUTA, SPIG