Calendula and Arnica Both calendula and arnica are extremely valuable in natural medicine and should be included in every home medicine chest–not necessarily the dried herbs or flowers, but the tinctures, salves and creams made from them.
Joint Pain Seventy-nine-year-old Molly rises cautiously from bed each morning, her joints stiff and sore during cold, wet weather. Once she is up and moving, she feels better. In contrast, her elderly companion Jeffrey sometimes suffers attacks of joint pain so excruciating that he refuses to move at all.