Flowers of calendula officinalis, or marigolds officinalis, help with gastritis, ulcers, diseases of the liver and biliary tract. It is also used for heart diseases that are accompanied by palpitations, shortness of breath, and edema.Calendula helps get rid of continuous vomiting in pregnant women, and also improves the condition during menopause. As an external remedy, calendula flowers heal cracks, herpes, ulcers and help with acne and pimples. It is used for various stomatitis, angina, cervical erosion. The main properties of calendula officinalis are sedative, anti-inflammatory, wound-healing, bactericidal, antispasmodic and choleretic properties, normalize cardiac activity and reduce edema. Calendula relaxes the smooth muscle structures of the stomach, intestines, and liver, stimulates secretory activity, promotes increased bile formation and bile secretion, fights bile stasis in the gallbladder. Calendula preparations accelerate the processes of tissue regeneration, promote the healing of ulcers, erosions, restore the mucous membrane of the stomach and intestines.