Marigold (Tagetes)
Tagetes minuta
About Marigold (Tagetes)
Marigold (Tagetes) (Tagetes minuta) is a herb used in the East African Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Fever, Malaria, Digestive Issues, and Wound Healing, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Tagetes minuta has numerous local names that vary by region, most commonly found in the literature as; chinchilla, chiquilla, chilca, zuico, suico, or the Spanish term anisillo. Other names include muster John Henry, southern marigold, Khakibos , stinking roger wild marigold, or black mint, is a tall upright marigold plant from the genus Tagetes, with small flowers, native to the southern half of South America. Since Spanish colonization, it has been introduced around the world, and
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist