Calendula (Calendula officinalis) and wounds

What 2 graded rows on calendula (calendula officinalis) agree on for wounds, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.

Consensus finder Rows from the Calendula (Calendula officinalis) page, reviewed Oct 21, 2026 How it decides

What the rows agree on

Each block and row is one graded row from the Calendula (Calendula officinalis) page, with its PubMed record.

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2 rows · 138 people

They agree: both rows found an improvement.

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Each block is one evidence row, sized by how many people it enrolled, with its grade inside.

From the rows

The best-graded row, grade D, is a randomized trial of 100 people (2022) and found an improvement.

The rows run from 38 to 100 people, published in 2022: 2 single studies.

2 improved

Grade DPain after episiotomy (calendula ointment vs standard care) · Improved
RCT · n 100 · 2022 · Women with singleton term births who had an episiotomy (Italy)
Applied 4 hours after episiotomy, then every 8 hours · 10 days
Pain scores were lower with calendula from day 2 through follow-up; redness and swelling of the wound were also lower.
Row on the Calendula (Calendula officinalis) page · PubMed 32460565 (opens PubMed)
Grade DTime to skin closure in acute hand wounds · Improved
RCT · n 38 · 2022 · Adults with skin-loss wounds of the hand or fingers left to close on their own (Brazil)
Applied to the wound (schedule not stated in the abstract); control used mineral oil · Until the wound closed
Wounds closed in 8.6 days with calendula vs 13.2 days with mineral oil (P<0.05).
Row on the Calendula (Calendula officinalis) page · PubMed 34674610 (opens PubMed)