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Calendula

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Date of Review:
August 2005

Common Name:
Calendula

Scientific Name:
Calendula officinalis (L.)

Other Names:

Asteraceae (family), atunjaq, Bride of the Sun, bull flower, butterwort, Caltha officinalis, Calendula arvensis L., calendulae flos, calendula flower, calendulae herba, calendula herb, calypso orange florensis, Chinese safflower, claveton (Spanish), Compositae (family), cowbloom, cuc kim ti

Authors:
Terri Chan and Heather Boon, BSc, PhD

Reviewers:
Tracy Marsden, BScPharm, DHPh, FBIH and Rishma Walji, BSc, ND

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