Calendula officinalis
Calendula
sorts and variety‚Erfurter Orangefarbige‘ Selection PHARMASAATvariety with filled flowers, seeds are high in fatty oil, high flower yieldsdrugs
flowers (Calendulae flos)
most important active substances
volatile oil 0,02 %, triterpene saponins,triterpen alcohols, flavonoids, hydroxycumarins, carotinoids ;in the seeds fatty oil
most important usages
poorly healing wounds, ulcus cruris and internal, local application for inflammations of the mouth and throat; externally for varicosis, vascular disease and its effects on the skin
Recommendations for Cultivation
Weight per Thousand Seed Grains: 6,9 g
Seed Demand for drilling: april 12 kg / ha
Distance between the rows: 50 cm
harvest: June
