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Marigold is one of the best known and versatile herbs in Western herbal medicine and is also a popular domestic remedy for skin problems and is applied externally to bites and stings, sprains, wounds, sore eyes, varicose veins etc. It is also a cleansing and detoxifying herb and is taken internally in treating fevers and chronic infections. Only the common deep-orange flowered variety is considered to be of medicinal value. The whole plant, but especially the flowers and the leaves, is antiphlogistic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, aperient, astringent, cholagogue, diaphoretic, emmenagogue, skin, stimulant and vulnerary. The leaves can be used fresh or dried. The flowers are also used fresh or dried. The leaves, blossoms and buds are used to make a homeopathic remedy taken internally in order to speed the healing of wounds.