Plant used

Plant vegetative part/s used

Plant extracts/ compounds used

Important activity/ application

References

Tagetes minuta

Leaves

Leaf powder

Herbicidal activity against two invasive weeds Echinochloa crus-galli and

Cyperus rotundus.

[81]

Tagetes erecta

Leaves

Chloroform, methanol and ether extracts

Antinociceptive and Anti-inflammatory properties.

[82]

Tagetes erecta

Growing plants

(particularly roots are effective)

Use of plant through intercropping

Nematicidal activity against Meloidogyne incognita.

[83]

Tagetes erecta

Leaves

Essential oil containing α-terpinolene, (E)-ocimenone, piperitone, dihydrotagetone etc.

Schistosomicidal

activity against adult Schistosoma mansoni worms.

[84]

Tagetes minuta

Leaves

Essential oil containing dihydrotagetone, E-ocimene, tagetone,

cis-β-ocimene,

Z-ocimene, limonene and epoxyocimene as the major components

Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity.

[85]

Tagetes minuta

Leaves/Aerial parts

Essential oil containing dihydrotagetone, E-ocimene, tageton, cis-β-ocimene, Z-ocimene, limonene and epoxyocimene as main components

Cytotoxic activity against KB and HepG2 cell lines and also show good antioxidant and antimicrobial activity.

[86]

Tagetes erecta

Leaves

Essential oil containing dihydrotagetone, E-ocimene, limonene and α-terpinolene as the major constituents

Cytotoxic activity against eight different tumor cell lines i.e., B16F10, HT29, MCF-7, HeLa, HepG2, MO59J, U343, U251.

[74]

Tagetes erecta

Root, stem and leaf

Direct use of different extractions mainly the sonication assisted extraction

Significant antibacterial activity against Streptococcus mutans as compared to Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

[87]

Tagetes lemmonii

Leaves

Direct use of leaf extracts

Insecticidal activity against Tribolium castaneum.

[88]

Tagetes erecta

Fresh Leaves

Essential oil containing piperitone, piperitenone, ocimine, neophytadiene and caryophyllene etc.

Phytotoxic to Echinochloa cruss-galli (L.).

[89]