Calendula

Bright yellow blossoms of calendula keep an herb garden beautiful all summer long. Just pick them as they open. The more you pick, the more you encourage new blossoms.
Calendula has many uses. The petals are a bright sunny nutritious addition to a salad or can add a slightly nutty flavor to breads.

There is an old saying where there is calendula puss cannot stay. Calendula drives out all kinds of infections whether you drink an infusion or make a poultice or salve for external application.

Calendula is antibacterial,antiseptic, alterative, astringent and vulnerary. It has been used to sooth outbreaks of chicken pox, to clear up yeast infections, and any type of infection in or on the body.