42,756
edits
Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.
Changes
no edit summary
'''African marigold''' is an aromatic, erect, annual plant that can grow up to 180cm tall, but is more likely to be around 25cm. The plant has a wide range of medicinal uses, . It is also used as a flavouring in food, a popular dye plant and is an effective repellent. It is cultivated as a dye plant in the Americas, and is widely cultivated in temperate to tropical regions as an ornamental plant. This plant is belongs to Asteraceae family.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Colic}}, {{Uses|Severe constipation}}, {{Uses|Coughs}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Sores}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Eczema}}, {{Uses|Sore eyes}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Boils}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Janduga, Sthulapushpa|en=African merregold|gu=|hi=Genda|kn=Chendu hu, Gondegida|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=Turukkasamandi|te=Banti}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0972060X.2009.10643747#:~:text=Twenty%20five%20compounds%20were%20identified,%25)%20are%20the%20main%20components. Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:137</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Tagetes+erecta Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
