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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Tagetes erecta (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Marigold; Aztec Marigold
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Plant 43.0 -0.55 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
2,2',5,5'-TERTHIENYL 0 Plant List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL 0 Flower Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
2-CRYPTOXANTHIN 0 Flower List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
28-ISOFUCOSTEROL 0 Flower Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
4-BETA-METHYLERGOSTA-7,24(28)-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Flower Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
4-BETA-METHYLSTIGMASTA-7,24(28)-DIEN-3BETA-OL 0 Flower Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
5'-ETHYNYL-5-(PROP-1-YNYL)-2,2'-BITHIENYL 0 Plant Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
5-(3-BUTEN-1-YNYL)-2,2'-BITHIENYL 2 Plant *
5-(4-ACETOXY-1-BUTENYL)-2,2'-BITHIENYL 0 Plant 1.3 *
5-(4-HYDROXY-1-BUTENYL)-2,2'-BITHIENYL 0 Plant Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
6-HYDROXYKAEMPFEROL-7-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Flower Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
8-HYDROXYQUERCETAGETIN 0 Flower *
ALPHA-CAROTENE 7 Flower List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALPHA-D-PHELLANDRENE 0 Plant 52.0 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALPHA-TERTHIENYL 10 Leaf *
ANTHERAXANTHIN 1 Flower List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Flower List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Flower Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
CAMPESTEROL 2 Flower Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 *
Chemopreventive 2 *
Choleretic 2 *
CNS-Stimulant 1 *
Colorant 5 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Convulsant 1 *
Copper-Chelator 1 *
Counterirritant 1 Martindale's 29th
COX-1-Inhibitor 1 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 2 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 1 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inducer 1 *
Cytotoxic 1 *
Decongestant 1 *
Degranulant 1 *
Dentifrice 1 Martindale's 29th
Diaphoretic? 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90.
Differentiator 1 *
Diuretic 1 *
Dye 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.