Calendula officinalis, Calendula organic

Calendula officinalis, Calendula organic

Calendula officinalis 

Calendula    

sorts and variety
‚Erfurter Orangefarbige‘ Selection PHARMASAAT
variety with filled flowers, seeds are high in fatty oil, high flower yields
drugs

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