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| www.gerbizor.blogspot.com Calendula is one of the most unpretentious and sunny plants. |
Calendula officinalis L. (marigold) is known worldwide for its medicinal significance, containing various phytochemicals,
including carbohydrates, amino acids, lipids, fatty acids, carotenoids, terpenoids, flavonoids, quinones, coumarins and
other components, showing some important biological activities such as wound healing, immunostimulant, antispasmodic and
antispasmodic, hepatoprotective, genotoxic and antigenotoxic, antiamylase, anti-inflammatory, decongestant, antibacterial
and antifungal, antioxidant, antidiabetic.
Ornamental plant
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Calendula is grown in garden plots, mainly as an ornamental plant, including for cutting. It is grown in flowerbeds, borders. Low-growing varieties are used in borders and balcony boxes.
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Calendula officinalis varieties are extremely diverse in color: from pale beige to red-orange, varieties with double flowers are widespread.

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Calendula (also known as pot marigold) is a genus of herbaceous plants in the Asteraceae family, widely used in folk and evidence-based medicine, cosmetology, and gardening. The plant's flowers—specifically the flower heads (capitula)—are highly valued for containing carotenoids, flavonoids, essential oils, and organic acids, which provide pronounced anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and wound-healing effects.
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