Ancient Egyptians valued this flowering herb for its rejuvenating nutritional powers. Hindus use Calendula to decorate temple altars. Persians and Greeks garnished and flavored food with its golden petals.

As a topical agent, Calendula is a soothing cleanser and an excellent aid for the skin, especially for cracked skin and chapped lips. In the American Civil War, doctors on the battlefield employed the leaves to treat open wounds. Used by herbalists also for stressed veins and skin problems. In particular, Calendula has been employed to temporarily relieve the inflammation of the itching and burning of overly sensitive skin, and soothes the cracked nipples from breast-feeding (and it's nontoxic for baby.)

Calendula is a Homeopathic medicine derived from Marigold (botanical). Homeopathic potencies accredit their strength and efficacy to the electromagnetic signatures of the original substrate; these are scientifically created dilutions and succussions of medicines such that generally not even a molecule of the original substrate or medicine is present in the medicine.

As a Homeopathic or used simply as a micro-nutritional, Calendula has demonstrated effectiveness against the following symptomology: "This remedy corresponds to ragged wounds accompanied with soreness and pain. It reduces inflammation and promotes healthy granulations. It is invaluable in gynecological practice: Dr. Ludlam praises it in lacerations about the pelvic organs and in the perineum..." (Dewey) -incised and lacerated wounds; -bloody and serous infiltrations of cellular tissue in open wounds and ulcers; -great tendency to start and twitch with nervousness; -suitable in cases with loss os soft parts which cannot be united by adhesive strapping (Lilienthal); -irritability, easily frightened, great tendency to start, nervousness, hearing very acute; intense depression; -drinking aggravates: causes a shaking chill or creeping crawls; -aggravated in cloudy weather; very sensitive to cold air; -nodosities in breast; in Germany regarded as a "cancer cure" (Clarke) -great tendency to take colds, especially in damp weather; -warts at the os externum; chronic endocervicitis; -cancer, as an intercurrent remedy (Boericke).

Calendula is especially useful in certain Homeopathic potencies for dysfunctions of the lower digestive tract such as: bulimia; -heartburn with horripilations; -nausea felt in chest; vomiting; -sinking sensation in stomach; -epigastric distention (Boericke) -diminished appetite although relishes food when eating; -boring and digging deep in umbilical region; sticking in left side of abdomen during movement going off during rest; -stool in morning accompanied with feverish chilliness, proceeded by pinching and uneasiness in the abdomen (Clarke).