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Common Names
Wild Marigold; Aztec Marigold; Dwarf Marigold; Mexican Marigold; Muster John Henry; Stinking-Roger
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIS-TAGETONE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 20000.0 | not available | Zygadlo, J. S., Guzman, C. A., Grosso, N. R. 1994. Antifungal Properties of the Leaf Oils of Tagetes Minuta L. and T. filifolia Lag. J. Essent. Oil Res. 6 6: 617-621. Cat Quim Org Fac Cien Exact Univ Nacion Cordoba Cordoba 5000 Argentina. |
| CIS-TAGETONE | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 141000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRAL | 53 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRAL | 53 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CYMENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-CADINENE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-CARVONE | 7 | Plant | 122.0 | 325.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-LIMONENE | 19 | Plant | 56.0 | 425.0 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECAN-1-AL | 1 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 2800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECAN-1-OL | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 800.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECAN-1-OL-ACETATE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-ELEMENE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDRO-TAGETONE | 0 | Essential Oil | 77300.0 | 990000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDRO-TAGETONE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | 90700.0 | 480900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDRO-TAGETONE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | 154300.0 | 166200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDRO-TAGETONE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDRO-TAGETONE | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 300000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROCARVONE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 9100.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROTAGETENONE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 44000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEMENE | 3 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 6900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimutagenic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antimyocarditic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199. |
| Antineuritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosaminic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinociceptive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antionychyotic | 1 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| Antiotitic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antioxidant | 12 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antioxidant (LDL) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipancreatitic | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antipeptic | 1 | Chem & Pharm. Bull., 34: 3854, 1986. |
| Antiperiodontal | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiperiodontic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperistaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipermeability | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidant | 2 | Planta Medica, 57: A110, 1991. |
| Antipharyngitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiplaque | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiplasmodial | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |