Calendula Officinalis-An Important Medicinal Plant with Potential Biological Properties

Calendula officinalis L. (Marigold) is globally known for its medicinal importance containing various phyto-chemicals including carbohydrates, amino acids, lipids, fatty acids, carotenoids, terpenoids, flavonoids, quinones, coumarins and other constituents, showing some important biological activities like wound healing, immuno-stimulant, spasmogenic and spasmolytic, hepatoprotective, genotoxic and antigenotoxic, anti-amylase, anti-inflammatory, anti-oedematous, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal, antioxidant, antidiabetic, anti-HIV and anti-cancerous, nephron-protective, prevention of oropharyngeal mucositis, hypoglycemic and gastroprotective activities with no toxic effect .In this review, a detailed account of different phytochemicals and their medicinal properties of C. officinalis have been addressed.