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Tagetes erecta L.

Botanical Name

Tagetes erecta L.

English Name

African Marigold

Family

Asteraceae

General Info

Description

It is an aromatic, erect, simple and sparingly branched, annual herb. Leaves are opposite or upper ones alternate and pinnate; leaflets lanceolate-oblong and acute with yellow glands along their margins. Heads are orange-yellow and solitary on pedicels, which are thickened at the top. The involucre is 5 to 10 dentate apex. The achenes are adpressed-hairy on the ribs.

Herb Effects

The whole herb is anthelmintic, aromatic, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, sedative and stomachic; laxative and kills nematodes (root); antibacterial (against Gram-positive types) (flower extract)

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Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Beta-carotene, beta-sitosterol, D-limonene, lutein, quercetagetin, quercetagitrin, stigmasterol (flower); 1,8-cineole, linalyl-acetate, tagetone (plant); kaempferol (leaf).

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Lutein

34445-91-5

4-[18-(4-hydroxy-2,6
,6-trimethyl-1-cyclo
hexenyl)-3,7,12,16-t
etramethyl -octadec
a-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15
,17-nonaenyl]-3,5,5-
trimethyl-cyclohex-2
-e n-1-ol

C₄₀H₅₆O₂

1,8-Cineole

8024-53-1

2,2,4-trimethyl-3-ox
abicyclo[2.2.2]octan
e

C₁₀H₁₈O

Kaempferol

80714-53-0

3-[3-[4,5-dihydroxy-
6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
(hydroxyme thyl)oxa
n-2-yl]oxy-oxan-2-yl
]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6
-(hydroxymethyl)oxan
-2 -yl]oxy-4,5-dihy
droxy-2-(4-hydroxyph
enyl)-chromen-7-one

C₃₃H₄₀O₂₁

beta-Carotene

Not Available

3,7,12,16-tetramethy
l-1,18-bis(2,6,6-tri
methyl-1-cyclohexeny
l)-octadec a-1,3,5,
7,9,11,13,15,17-nona
ene

C₄₀H₅₆

Beta-sitosterol

5779-62-4

17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14,

C₂₉H₅₀O

D-limonene

95327-98-3

1-methyl-4-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohexene

C₁₀H₁₆

Quercetagetin

90-18-6

2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-3,4,5,6-tetrahyd
roxy-chromen-7-one

C₁₅H₁₀O₈

Quercetagitrin

Not Available

2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-3,5,6-trihydroxy
-7-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)
-3,4,5-tri hydroxy-
6-(hydroxymethyl)oxa
n-2-yl]oxy-chromen-4
-one

C₂₁H₂₀O₁₃

Stigmasterol

4736-55-4

17-(4-ethyl-1,5-dime
thyl-hex-2-enyl)-10,
13-dimethyl-1,2,4,5,
6,7,8,9,10 ,11,12,1
3,14,15,16,17-hexade
cahydrocyclopenta[a]
phenanthren-3-one

C₂₉H₄₈O

Linalyl acetate

8022-85-3

3,7-dimethylocta-1,6
-dien-3-yl acetate

C₁₂H₂₀O₂

Tagetone

23985-25-3

2,6-dimethylocta-5,7
-dien-4-one

C₁₀H₁₆O

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

Diseases of the eye and hemorrhoids (flower); rheumatism, bronchitis and colds (plant); as a laxative (root). It is used internally in the treatment of indigestion, colic, severe constipation, coughs and dysentery. Externally, it is used to treat sores, ulcers, eczema, sore eyes and rheumatism. A decoction of the flowers is used to treat colds, conjunctivitis, mumps, sore eyes etc.

Reference

Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.

Sharma, Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.

Dealers

shaanxi tianrun phytochemical co.,ltd

Naturalin

Products

plant extracts,esp. lutein

Marigold Extract

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