Pharmacognostical and Phytopharmacological Study of Tagetes Patula L.

Abstract

Background: Tagetes patula an ornamental medicinal plant commonly known as the French marigold is the Asteraceae family's most widely distributed species. The plant has antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and antifungal activity; traditionally used to treat skin, eye infections, wounds, and digestive issues.

Aim: The present study endows with significant information about its pharmacognostical and phytopharmacological studies, and its therapeutic qualities as a traditional remedy for a variety of diseases.

Method: The fresh flowering top of the plant was used to examine macroscopic, microscopic, and physico-chemical parameters. The capitula of the plant were investigated by the microscopic sections and quantitative analysis, including extractive value in n-hexane and methanol, total ash, acid-insoluble ash, water soluble ash, crude fiber content, and loss on drying (LOD). The extractives in n-hexane and methanol obtained by the successive soxhlet extraction were examined for different phytoconstituents using initial phytochemical assessments.

Results: The color, consistency, and percentage of ash, crude fiber content, moisture content, and extractive values in mean values ± SEM were calculated concerning the air-dried drug.

Conclusion: The entire plant can be extensively studied for phytochemical and pharmacological activities. Therefore, the scope of this paper is to standardize the T. patulla capitulum by pharmacognostic analysis, which has been attempted in the current work, and examines the phytochemical and multiple-purpose therapeutic values.