Calendula cream is good for acne and diaper rash. An infusion is good for digestion and relieves colitis and symptoms of a menopause. The leaves can be used fresh or dried, they are best harvested in the morning of a fine sunny day just after the dew has dried from them. The flowers are also used fresh or dried, for drying they are harvested when fully open and need to be dried quickly in the shade. The petals also make a nourishing cream for the skin.
Pot marigold makes an attractive cut flower.
It can be grown in vegetable garden to help with insect control. The growing plant acts as an insect deterrent. A yellow dye is obtained from the boiled flowers.