Calendula officinalis

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Related to Calendula officinalis: Chelidonium majus, Echinacea angustifolia

calendula

Herbal medicine
An annual that contains carotenoids, essential oils, flavonoids, mucilage, saponins and sterols, which is said to have antimicrobial and antiseptic effects.

Calendula officinalis

(kă-len′jŭ-lă)

The pot marigold, a flowering plant of the marigold family from whose flowers extracts are made for a topical anti-inflammatory, bactericide, and antiseptic.

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Investigation into the biological activities and chemical composition of Calendula officinalis L.

Phytochemical Screening and Metallic Ion Content and Its Impact on the Antipsoriasis Activity of Aqueous Leaf Extracts of Calendula officinalis and Phlebodium decumanum in an Animal Experiment Model/Calendula officinalis ve Phlebodium decumanum Sulu Yaprak Ekstreleri Uzerinde Fitokimyasal Tarama, Metalik Iyon Icerigi ve Hayvan Deneyi Modelinde Antipsoriasis Etkisi

Leach, "Calendula officinalis and wound healing: a systematic review," Wounds: A Compendium of Clinacal Research and Practise, vol.

Therapeutic Effects of Medicinal Plants on Cutaneous Wound Healing in Humans: A Systematic Review

Khan et al., 2005 observed yellow vein net disease on several Calendula officinalis plants in Aligarh and Lucknow, region of India with similar disease symptoms consisting of vein yellowing, shortening of leaves and petioles and stunting and the infecting virus isolate was identified as a Begomovirus.

Evidence of Association of Begomovirus with the Yellow Vein Disease of an Ornamental Plant Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis) from Western Uttar Pradesh

SW872 SW982 HS 39.T HS5.T HL-60 Salvia officinalis 8 11 10 11 9 Malva sylvestris 7 10 11 9 8 Mentha piperita 8 11 9 11 9 Chamaemelum nobile 9 10 9 8 9 Melissa officinalis 10 11 10 11 9 Thymus vulgaris 11 11 12 11 12 Plantago lanceolata 9 9 11 13 14 Calendula officinalis 8 11 12 11 14 Tilia europaea 5 9 11 12 11 Aloysia citrodora 7 11 11 10 14 Syzygium aromaticum 8 11 11 15 14 Coriandrum sativum 10 11 10 12 13 Cinnamomum verum 11 10 9 7 6 Papaver rhoeas 15 11 12 11 10 Aframomum 10 10 11 12 11 Helianthus annuus 11 11 12 11 9 Cuminum cyminum L.

In Vitro Screening for Cytotoxic Activity of Herbal Extracts

Deficiencia hidrica e aplicacao de ABA nas trocas gasosas e no acumulo de flavonoides em calendula (Calendula officinalis L.).

Irrigation and organic fertilization on the production of essential oil and flavonoid in chamomile/Irrigacao e adubacao organica na producao de oleo essencial e flavonoides em camomila

Development of lamellar gel phase emulsion containing marigold oil (Calendula officinalis) as a potential modern wound dressing.

Traditional use of medicinal plants to heal wounds: implications for nursing/ Uso popular de plantas medicinais na cicatrizacao de feridas: implicacoes para a enfermagem/Uso popular de plantas medicinales en la cicatrizacion de heridas: implicaciones para el equipo de enfermeria

Effect of plant population on Calendula officinalis flower production.

The effect of salinity and drought stress on seed germination, seedling growth and biochemical changes in marigold

These included Calendula officinalis Parthenium integrifolium Silybum eburneum and Dalbergia obovata although all these species were common plants in Pakistan but present work gave a comprehensive account on these species with multiple parameters which was not published earlier.

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL AND SYSTEMATIC STUDIES OF SELECTED MEDICINAL PLANTS OF PAKISTAN

To investigate the influence of Nux vomica and Calendula officinalis on HB-EGF-like growth factor gene expression in KATO-III cells under the stimulation of H.

An update on recent research in homoeopathy

Calendula (Calendula officinalis) Annual Daisy-like calendula provides easy color from late fall through spring in mild-winter climates, and are long lasting in a vase.