| | Identification | Back Directory |  | [Name] 
 CALENDULA OFFICINALIS FLOWER OIL
 |  | [CAS] 
 70892-20-5
 |  | [Synonyms] 
 Fema no. 2658
 Oil of calendula
 Garden marigold oil
 marigold pot absolute
 marigold pot flower oil
 Oils, Calendula officinalis
 CALENDULA OFFICINALIS FLOWER OIL
 MARIGOLD, POT (CALENDULA OFFICINALIS L.)
 POTMARIGOLDCALENDULA(CALENDULAOFFICINALIS)OIL
 Marigold pot extract (calendula officinalis L.)
 | 
 | Hazard Information | Back Directory |  | [Chemical Properties] 
 Pot marigold is an annual (sometimes biennial), pubescent herb, growing in the Mediterranean region. The plant
grows up to 60 cm (2 ft), covered with glandular hairs and has yellow-orange flowers, alternate greenish-gray leaves (the superior,
lanceolate; the radical, oblong) and spindle-shaped roots. The flowers are large heads with yellow or orange rays. An oil of little
or no importance is distilled from the dried flowers in approximately 0.02% yields. Pot marigold should not be confused with
tagetes, known also as marigold. The flowers are the part used. Pot marigold has an intense, herbaceous odor with a slightly bitter,
tonic flavor.
 |  | [Definition] 
 Extractives and their physically modified derivatives.  Calendula officinalis, Compositae.
 |  | [Composition] 
 The main constituents of the oil include bitter principle (chemically unidentified), saponins, calendulin (a
cartenoid), malic and ascorbic acid and mucilages.
 |  | [Taste threshold values] 
 Taste characteristics at 10 ppm: green floral, spice, apple, tropical fruitlike with woody nuances.
 | 
 | 
                    
                        
                            | Company Name: | BOC Sciences |  
                            | Tel: |  |  
                            | Website: | https://www.bocsci.com |  |