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A FeAst OF HAllOween GOOdies From The October Cover

By Richard Lederer Marigolds (Calendula)...
Halloween is the year’s spookiest holiday. On October 31, we carve
glowering faces on pumpkins, put on scary costumes, take our children Beauty And Nutritional Benefits
trick-or-treating, and devour mouth-watering, calorie-laden goodies, The common marigold (Calendula offici-
which always go to waist. nalis), also known as calendula is one of 13
Only on Halloween do parents encourage their kids to trespass on calendula species in the Asteraceae family. In
someone’s property, make a nonnegotiable demand, and take candy from addition to being edible, calendula flowers are
strangers. One quarter of all the candy sold annually in the United States is prized for their potent medicinal properties.
purchased for Halloween. Chocolate, which in itself is a major food group, Calendula consumption either as food or tea
is by far the most popular confection, followed by candy corn. helps expel parasitic worms as a result of the
Americans fork out nine billion dollars, second only to Christmas in plant’s natural anthelmintic properties and is said to support normal
consumer spending. One indication of that spending is that 20 percent of liver function.
American dog owners buy costumes for their pets. In fact, I have a friend Moreover, calendula is particularly soothing on the stomach in the
who dressed up his dog as a cat for Halloween. Now my friend can’t get sense that it reduces stomach lining inflammation in gastritis and ul-
his dog to come when he calls her. cer sufferers. Its soothing properties are said to benefit the digestive
One of our oldest holidays, Halloween finds its roots in ancient system further down, helping manage hemorrhoid symptoms. When
Ireland in the 5th century BCE. The observance signaled the end of the applied externally, calendula is highly efficient against fungal infections,
Celtic year and the beginning of the dark, cold winter. The Celts were insect bites, even purulent wounds due to its naturally antiseptic and
anti-inflammatory properties.
farmers who worshipped nature. On this day, they observed Samhain, a To read this entire article, go to BoomerTimesFL.com.
festival that celebrated the final harvest and the storing of food for the
winter ahead. People lit huge bonfires and donned costumes to ward
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