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Ethnobotanical Plant Tagetes erecta

Common Name
Big Marigold; Souci; Fleurs Souci; Chambergo; Clavel De Los Muertos

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Amenorrhea Panama Gupta, M.P., et al. 1979. Ethnopharmacognostic observations on Panamanian medicinal plants. Part I. Quarterly journal of crude drug research 17(3-4):115-130.
Anodyne Brazil Duke, 1992 *
Anodyne Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Anodyne Panama Gupta, M.P., et al. 1979. Ethnopharmacognostic observations on Panamanian medicinal plants. Part I. Quarterly journal of crude drug research 17(3-4):115-130.
Bactericide Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Boil India Duke, 1992 *
Bronchitis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Bronchitis Brazil Duke, 1992 *
Cachexia Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Carbuncle India Duke, 1992 *
Carminative Mexico Duke, 1992 *
Cold Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Cold China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Cold Mexico Duke, 1992 *
Colic Mexico Duke, 1992 *
Colic Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Colic Panama Gupta, M.P., et al. 1979. Ethnopharmacognostic observations on Panamanian medicinal plants. Part I. Quarterly journal of crude drug research 17(3-4):115-130.
Colic US Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Conjunctivitis China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Cough China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.