: dried flower of calendula officinalis family
compositea
active constituents
• : Lupeol, Erythrodiol,
• Calenduloside, Calendulaglycoside
A, Calendulaglyoside B, Cornulacic acid aetate.
• : Isoquercitrin, Rutin, Calendoflavoside,
Quercetin, Isorhamnetin, Narcissin.
• : Esculetin, Scopoletin, Umbelliferone.
• : Cubenol, Oplopanone, Methyllnoleate,
Sabinene, Limonene, p-cymene, Nonanal, Carvacrol,
Geraniol, Nerolidol, t-muurolol, Palustron.
Uses
• Soothing: Soother & Decreases the pain.
• Reduce inflammation: works well on sprains, Muscles or
Bruises.
• Anti-inflammatory Activity Helps decrease swelling from
injury.
• Helps treat spider veins, varicose veins, leg ulcers &
chilblains.
• Infant care: helps diaper rashes.
• Cuts & wounds: Antimicrobial & Antiseptic action helps
accelerate Healing & Benefit bed sores, Acne, Insect bites.
• skin issue: Great for Eczema, Dermatitis, Psoriasis &
Other skin problems.
• The antifungal activity can be great for treating jick itch,
Ringworm, Athlete's Foot.
Mechanism of action
• Wound healing effects: it has been proposed that
Calendula officinalls extract may aid in wound healing
by promoting epithelial growth and by enhancing
immune responses. Rao et al observed a reduction of
epithelialization time, an increase in wound strength.
And improvement of wound contraction in rates with
experimential incision wounds that were topically
treated with calendula.
• The results showed that potent anti-inflammatory
response of C. officinalis extract may be mediated by Calendula is also called marigold and
inhibition of proinflammatory cytokines and Cox-2 and pot marigold, leading to confusion with
subsequent prostaglandin synthesis. members of the genus Tagetes, which
go by the same common name
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• Pregnant women: it is not proven the safety of this
Prepared by
plant during pregnancy, it may cause miscarriage • Amira halmy
and should not be used internally or externally • Amal yahia
• People with an allergy to compositea plant • Kholoud yaser
• Durgs and operations: people who are in drug • Sama yaser
treatment or an operation should not use this
• Shrouk bahaa
plant. There are insufficient studies on the effect of
the plant with other drugs or emdications. • Shimaa khalad
• The first notes indicate that Calendula may
increase the effect of sedatives sleeping pills.
Supervised by
SIDE effects
• An allergic reaction to this product is unlikely . Symptoms of an Dr. Adel Abd-Elkader
allergic reaction include: rash, itching, swelling, dizziness,
trouble breathing.