Calendula tincture is another birth bag item that is a small miracle for umbilical cords and perineums. Calendula tincture is applied undiluted to the stump of the umbilical cord, where it quickly heals up the bellybutton so the cord can fall off! One of the midwives we supply to once commented that her granddaughter’s cord hadn’t fallen off in the normal 3 day period and when she checked, her daughter had been using someone else’s tincture. Once our Calendula was applied, th