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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIMONENE | 60 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Flower Essent. Oil | 166300.0 | 353200.0 | 0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Fruit Essent. Oil | 213100.0 | 353200.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 200000.0 | 0.21 | 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. |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 83000.0 | -0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOL-MONOXIDE | 0 | Plant | 93.0 | 250.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL-MONOXIDE | 0 | Plant | 93.0 | 250.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALYL-ACETATE | 7 | Plant | 34.0 | 125.0 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MONOMETHYLFUMARATE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCIMENE | 2 | Plant | 280.0 | 1500.0 | 0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCIMENONE | 0 | 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. |
| OCTAN-1-AL | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 6200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTAN-1-OL | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 1900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTAN-1-OL | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 2600.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed Oil | not available | 16.0 | -1.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed Oil | not available | 216400.0 | 0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PATULETIN | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PATULETIN | 2 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| AntiPMS | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipneumonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipodriac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipolio | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiproliferant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiproliferative | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostanoid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatitic | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antipsoriac | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipyretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiradicular | 3 | Planta Medica, 56(6): 695, 1990. |
| Antirheumatalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirheumatic | 2 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Antirhinitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisalmonella | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 16 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Antishock | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antisinusitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antispasmodic | 16 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Antistaphylococcic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |