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Common Names
Sweet-Mace; Sweet-Scent Marigold; Sweet-Scent Mexican Marigold; Anise Marigold
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYRCENE | 22 | Leaf | 40.0 | 50.0 | -0.15 | Tramil |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Shoot | not available | 75.0 | -0.26 | Bicchi, C., Fresia, M., Rubiolo, P., Monti, D., Franz, C., Goehler, I. 1997. Constituents of Tagetes lucida Cav. ssp. lucida essential oil. Flavor & Fragrance, 12(1): 47-52. |
| NEOPHYTADIENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 48.0 | not available | Bicchi, C., Fresia, M., Rubiolo, P., Monti, D., Franz, C., Goehler, I. 1997. Constituents of Tagetes lucida Cav. ssp. lucida essential oil. Flavor & Fragrance, 12(1): 47-52. |
| PATULETIN | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| PHYTOL | 1 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Bicchi, C., Fresia, M., Rubiolo, P., Monti, D., Franz, C., Goehler, I. 1997. Constituents of Tagetes lucida Cav. ssp. lucida essential oil. Flavor & Fragrance, 12(1): 47-52. |
| POLYACETYLENES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| QUERCETAGETIN | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| SAPTHULENOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 12.0 | not available | Bicchi, C., Fresia, M., Rubiolo, P., Monti, D., Franz, C., Goehler, I. 1997. Constituents of Tagetes lucida Cav. ssp. lucida essential oil. Flavor & Fragrance, 12(1): 47-52. |
| T-CADINOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 6.0 | -0.69 | Bicchi, C., Fresia, M., Rubiolo, P., Monti, D., Franz, C., Goehler, I. 1997. Constituents of Tagetes lucida Cav. ssp. lucida essential oil. Flavor & Fragrance, 12(1): 47-52. |
| TAGETONE | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| TANNINS | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| TERTHIENYL-AA | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| TETRAHYDROTAGETONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| THIOPHENE | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| TORREYOL | 2 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Bicchi, C., Fresia, M., Rubiolo, P., Monti, D., Franz, C., Goehler, I. 1997. Constituents of Tagetes lucida Cav. ssp. lucida essential oil. Flavor & Fragrance, 12(1): 47-52. |
| VIRIDIFLOROL | 1 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Bicchi, C., Fresia, M., Rubiolo, P., Monti, D., Franz, C., Goehler, I. 1997. Constituents of Tagetes lucida Cav. ssp. lucida essential oil. Flavor & Fragrance, 12(1): 47-52. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimetastatic (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimite | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMRSA | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimutagenic | 6 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| AntiNF-kB | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosaminic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinociceptive | 2 | Rao, V.S.N., Menezes, A.M.S., Viana, G.S.B. 1990. Effect of myrcene on nociception in mice. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 877-878, 1990. |
| Antiobesity | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipharyngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiplaque | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiplasmodial | 2 | Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp. |
| Antipolio | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194. |
| Antiproliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiproteolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiradicular | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirhinitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |