Calendula Flowers Profile Also known as Calendula officinalis,
pot marigold, Garden Marigold, Gold-Bloom, Holligold, Marigold,
Marybud, Zergul. The calendula is an annual flower native to the
northern Mediterranean countries. Its name refers to its
tendency to bloom with the calendar, usually once a month or
with every new moon. The term "marigold" refers to the Virgin
Mary, and the flowers are used to honor her during Catholic
events. The Egyptians considered calendula flowers to have
rejuvenating properties. In the Hindu world, the flowers were
used to adorn statues of gods in their temples, as well as a
colorant in food, fabrics, and cosmetics, and of particular
interest, in the 18th and 19th century calendula was used to
color cheese. Calendulin, beta-carotene and other carotenoids,
isoquercitrin, narcissin, rutin, amyrin, lupeol, sterols, and
volatile oils. The flowers also contain complex polysaccharides
with immunostimulant properties. Creams, teas, tinctures,
infusions, compresses, and washes. Because