%0 Journal Article %T Calendula officinalis %A Lastra Vald¨¦s %A Humberto %A Piquet Garc¨ªa %A Rosario %J Revista Cubana de Farmacia %D 1999 %I ECIMED %X what was reported in literature from 1970 to 1997 in connection with the pharmacognitive, chemical and pharmacological aspects of calendula officinalis was analyzed. the chemical abstract and the ipa were used as main sources of consultation. the objective of the paper was to ground the research on the use of calendula in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry. %K calendula officinalis %K medicine %K traditional %K plant extracts.. %U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0034-75151999000300007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en