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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (5E)-OCIMENONE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Plant | 47.0 | 125.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,2',2'',5'-TERTHIOPHENE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,3,5-TRIMETHYLFURAN | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 18900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,6-DIMETHYL-7-OCTEN-4-ONE | 0 | Plant | 93.0 | 500.0 | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| 2-HEXEN-1-AL | 0 | Plant | 65.0 | 175.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,7-DIMETHYL-OCT-1-EN-6-ONE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 5.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,7-DIMETHYL-OCTA-1,7-DIEN-6-ONE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 7.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-(3-BUTEN-1-YNYL)-2,2'-BITHIENYL | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-(4-CHLORO-3-HYDROXYBUT-1-YNYL)-2,2-BITHIENYL | 0 | Root | 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. |
| 5-(BUT-3-EN-1-YNYL-2,2'-BITHIENYL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HYDROXY-3,7-DIEMTHYL-OCT-1-EN-6-ONE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-ISOBUTYL-3-METHYLFURAN-2-CARBALDEHYDE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHYL-2,2',2'',5'-TERTHIOPHENE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHYL-ALPHA-TERTHIENYL | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 2000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID-2-METHYL-BUTYL-ESTER | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 2300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-COPAENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 1000.0 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-HUMULENE | 2 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 4000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Essential Oil | not available | 10300.0 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cancer-Preventive | 12 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Candidistat | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capillariprotective | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 3 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Carminative | 2 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Caspase-3-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catabolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choleretic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholesterolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cicatrizant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Stimulant | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Toxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Coleoptophile | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COMT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Convulsant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Copper-Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |