Steinmetz:Calendula

Calendula arvensis

Also known as (or relevant to) Calendula arvensis Family Compositae English Names Field Marigold Natural Habitat Southern Europe Part(s) Used Flores Calendulae silvestris

Constituent(s) colouring agent for food etc.

Calendula officinalis

Also known as (or relevant to) Calendula officinalis Caltha officinalis Family Compositae English Names Marigold Ringflower Natural Habitat Europe (especially Southern Europe) Levant Balkan Syria Egypt Part(s) Used Flores Calendulae Herba Calendulae

Constituent(s) calendulin sugar gum volatile oil acids bitter amorphous principle saponin resin mucilage albumen Action flower: depurative vermifuge sudorific emmenagogue stimulant antiscrofulous colouring agent; herb: febrifuge stimulant tonic sudorific astringent styptic