A plant of the marigold family with bright orange or yellow flowers, often used in medicine and cosmetics for its healing properties.
From Latin calendula, possibly from calendae (calends/first day of the month) because the plant bloomed around the new moon or beginning of months. Medieval healers called it 'plant of the calends.'
Calendula has been used as a healing herb for over 1,000 years—medieval monks grew it in monastery gardens, and it's still used in modern skincare because the science backs up what herbalists always knew!
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