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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Calendula''
| image = Calendula officinalis.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = Pot Marigold (''Calendula officinalis'')
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asterales]]
| familia = [[Asteraceae]]
| tribus = Calenduleae
| genus = [[Calendula]]
| species = '''''C. officinalis'''''
| binomial = ''Calendula officinalis''
| binomial_authority = [[L.]]
}}

'''Pot Marigold''' or '''English Marigold''' (''Calendula officinalis'') is a plant in the [[Calendula]] genus. It was used in ancient Greek, Roman, Arabic and Indian cultures as a medicinal herb as well as a dye for fabrics, foods and cosmetics.

The leaves and petals of the Pot Marigold are edible, with the petals added to dishes as a garnish and in lieu of [[saffron]]. The leaves can be sweet but are more commonly bitter, and may be used as or as part of salad.

It is also used in [[homeopathic medicine]] (in a gel form) as a way to promote the healing of minor burns, scrapes and skin irritations.

==Medical Uses==
Flowers harvested between June and September are most potent.

Hot '''calendula tea''' helps soothe ulcers. Gargle with cool tea for inflamed tonsils or canker sores.

'''To make the tea:'''

-Pour 10 oz of boiling water over 2/3 cup of dried flowers and let steep for 15 minutes.

Or

-Add 5-10 drops of calendula tincture to a cup of hot water.

'''Ointment''' is used on scabs, eczema and psoriasis.

'''To make the ointment:'''

-Melt 1/2 cup of petroleum jelly over low heat in a double boiler

-Add a handful of dried calendula flowers

-Heat on low for an hour

-Strain out herb and pour into glass jar

'''Tincture or spray''' can be applied to rashes, cuts, scrapes, or acne with a cotton ball. Spraying is good for sunburns, vaginitis and pinworms.

To dry the flowers themselves, put it on a mesh in direct sun for 1-2 weeks. Afterwards, store in an air tight container.

== Pharmacology ==

Plants are used for the treatment of skin disorders and pain, and as a bactericide, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory. The petals and pollen contain triterpenoid esters (an anti-inflammatory) and the carotenoids flavoxanthin and auroxanthin (antioxidants, and the source of the yellow-orange coloration). The leaves and stems contain other carotenoids, mostly lutein (80%) and zeaxanthan (5%), and beta-carotene. Plant extracts are also widely used by cosmetics, presumably due to presence of compounds such as saponins, resins and essential oils. Organic extracts have even been tentatively shown to inhibit HIV-1. [http://www.raysahelian.com/marigold.html]

== External Links ==
* [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-calendula.html MedlinePlus Herbs and Supplements: Calendula]

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[[Category:Leaf vegetables]]
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 Calendula officinalis, Linn. Pot Marigold. Annual: 1-2 ft. high, more or less hairy: lvs. oblong and more or less clasping, entire, thickish: heads solitary, on stout stalks, large with flat spreading rays, showy, closing at night. S. Eu.—One of the most universal garden fls., running into many vars., distinguished by size, color, and degree of doubling. The color varies from white-yellow to deep orange. This is the marygold of Shakespeare's time. The fl.-heads are sometimes used in cookery, to flavor soups and stews. The calendula is of the easiest culture in any warm, loose soil. The seeds are usually sown where the plants are to stand, but they may be sown indoors or in a frame and the plants transplanted. The achenes are large and germinate quickly. The plant blooms the whole season, particularly if the fls. are picked. It is a hardy annual, and in the southern states will bloom most of the year. In the N. it blooms up to the first frosts, sometimes beyond. Sown in summer or autumn, it makes a good winter bloomer.{{SCH}}
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+An easily grown plant, it succeeds in any well-drained soil[200, 268], though it prefers a good loam and requires a sunny or at least partially sunny position[4, 15, 200, 268]. Plants flower best when they are grown in a poor soil[108]. Tolerates a pH in the range 4.5 to 8.3. The pot marigold is a very ornamental plant that is commonly grown in the flower garden, and occasionally as a culinary herb, there are some named varieties[183]. When well-sited it usually self-sows freely and will maintain itself if allowed[1, 4]. The flowers are sensitive to variations in temperature and dampness, closing when it is dark and when rain is expected[7, 244]. All parts of the plant are pungently scented[245]. The growing plant attracts hoverflies to the garden, the young of which are fairly efficient eaters of aphids[24, 201]. The flowers are attractive to bees[108]. Marigolds are good companion plants, they grow well with tomatoes[14].
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+Seed - sow in situ from spring to early summer and again in September. The seed germinates best in darkness and usually within 1 - 2 weeks at 21°c[138]. The plant often self-sows freely.
 ===Pests and diseases===
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+Cucumber mosaic disease and powdery mildew can cause problems with this plant[188].
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 ==References==
 *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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-Calendula officinalis, Linn. Pot Marigold. Fig. 741. Annual: 1-2 ft. high, more or less hairy: Ivs. oblong and more or less clasping, entire, thickish: heads solitary, on stout stalks, large with flat spreading rays, showy, closing at night. S. Eu. B.M. 3204. V. 5:44; 16:165.—One of the most universal garden fls., running into many vars., distinguished by size, color, and degree of doubling. The color varies from white-yellow to deep orange. This is the marygold of Shakespeare's time. The fl.-heads are sometimes used in cookery, to flavor soups and stews. The calendula is of the easiest culture in any warm, loose soil. The seeds are usually sown where the plants are to stand, but they may be sown indoors or in a frame and the plants transplanted. The achenes are large and germinate quickly. The plant blooms the whole season, particularly if the fls. are picked. It is a hardy annual, and in the southern states will bloom most of the year. In the N. it blooms up to the first frosts, sometimes beyond. Sown in summer or autumn, it makes a good winter bloomer. Florets are used in medicine as a vulnerary and anti-emetic. The flowering plant was formerly used for removing warts.
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+| common_names = Pot Marigold, English Marigold
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-| color = lightgreen
+| high = ?m (1-2 ft){{SSN}}
-| name = ''Calendula''
+| wide =     <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
 | image = Calendula officinalis.jpg
-| image_width = 250px
+| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
 | image_caption = Pot Marigold (''Calendula officinalis'')
-| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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-| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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-| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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-| ordo = [[Asterales]]
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-'''Pot Marigold''' or '''English Marigold''' (''Calendula officinalis'') is a plant in the [[Calendula]] genus. It was used in ancient Greek, Roman, Arabic and Indian cultures as a medicinal herb as well as a dye for fabrics, foods and cosmetics.
+==Cultivation==
+{{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
-'''Tincture or spray''' can be applied to rashes, cuts, scrapes, or acne with a cotton ball. Spraying is good for sunburns, vaginitis and pinworms.
+===Pests and diseases===
-To dry the flowers themselves, put it on a mesh in direct sun for 1-2 weeks. Afterwards, store in an air tight container.
+==Gallery==
-== Pharmacology ==
+<gallery>
-Plants are used for the treatment of skin disorders and pain, and as a bactericide, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory.  The petals and pollen contain triterpenoid esters (an anti-inflammatory) and the carotenoids flavoxanthin and auroxanthin (antioxidants, and the source of the yellow-orange coloration).  The leaves and stems contain other carotenoids, mostly lutein (80%) and zeaxanthan (5%), and beta-carotene.  Plant extracts are also widely used by cosmetics, presumably due to presence of compounds such as saponins, resins and essential oils.  Organic extracts have even been tentatively shown to inhibit HIV-1. [http://www.raysahelian.com/marigold.html]
+==References==
-== External Links ==
+==External links==
-* [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-calendula.html MedlinePlus Herbs and Supplements: Calendula]
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