| PlantID | 0127 |
| Botanical Name | Tagetes erecta |
| Common Name | Genda |
| Classification | | Kingdom: | Plantae | | Subkingdom: | Tracheobionta | | Division: | Magnoliophyta | | Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Subclass: | Asteridae | | Order: | Asterales | | Family: | Asteraceae | | Genus: | Tagetes | | Species: | erecta |
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| Part used | Flowers and leaves. |
| Medicinal Properties | Flowers: antioxidant, alterative, astringent, stomachic. |
| Medicinal Use | It is used to treat stomach ache, diarrhea, liver illnesses, vomiting, indigestion and toothache. Also useful as a skin wash and for yellow dye. It also kills gram negative and gram positive bacteria in vitro. This helps to protect certain crop plants from nematodes. Flower: petals have been used in lettuce salads and other foods to add colour and flavour. The dried flower petals, ground to a powder, may be used in poultry feed. The flower oil may be added to perfumes to infuse an apple scent into them.
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| Chemistry | Thiophenes, natural phytochemicals that include sulfur-containing rings, lutein.
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| Cultivation | NA |
| Regional Habitat | Throughout Rajasthan growing everywhere. |
| Description | Small bushy plant, 15-30 cm in height. Flowers: 5cm across and composed of a dense arrangement of rays, yellow, orange and a unique bronze color. Flowers and fruits appears during October-March.
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