Family Name: Asterceae
Botanical Name(s): Calendula Officinalis
Popular Name(s): Marigold, Pot Marigold, Garden Marigold, Holigold, Mary Bud, Pot Marigold and Calendula
Parts Used: Dried marigold flowers, dried marigold petals, leaves & roots.
Habitat: Cultivated in gardens in India
Description: Calendula is an annual garden plant with an angular, branched, hairy stem 1 to 2 feet high. The leaves are alternate, sessile, spatulate or oblanceolate, dentate with widely spaced teeth and hairy.
Uses: Calendula flowers have been considered beneficial in reducing inflammation wound healing and used as an antiseptic. Calendula has been used to treat a variety of skin diseases and has been seen effective in treatment of skin ulcerations and eczema.