Marigold flowers are resistant to HIV and cancer viruses

The α-terthienyl and quercetin components in marigold flower are resistant to HIV virus and cancer.

Dr. Vo Van Chi has many large-scale research projects on Vietnamese medicinal plants, saying that marigold flower with the scientific name Tagetes erecta L., belongs to the family of Asteraceae daisies . This plant grows wild and in many places like Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Son La, Ha Giang, Cao Bang, Lang Son, Gia Lai, Lam Dong .

Marigold.(Photo: caythuoctrongvuon).

Oriental medicine often uses this flower to make medicine called marigold flower daisy. People picked flowers in the fall, removed impurities, washed them, dried them gradually. This medicine has a bitter taste, slightly teary, coolness, effect of calm and calm, weathering of phlegm, blood circulation, resistance to AIDS, anti-lava. Folk used to treat eye pain (conjunctivitis), respiratory disease, pertussis, trachitis, stomatitis, sore throat, toothache. Dosage is from 3 to 10g.

Pharmacological component analysis showed that marigold contains quercetin, car-carotene, lutein, pyrethrin, heleneien, tagetiin, α-terthienyl, chrysanthemaxanthin, flavoxathin, auroxathin, syringic acid, caryophyllene .

Pharmacological studies demonstrate that the α-terthienyl component in marigold flower has very strong anti-HIV activity. Quercetin has a relatively strong anti-cancer activity. This substance can interact with some mutant carcinogens so it has the ability to prevent cancer and antiviral, fungi, platelet-resistant anticoagulation.

Dr. Chi introduced the medicine to support AIDS treatment, cold fever, headache, swollen jaw pain, hot fever skin as follows: Longevity daisy flower, base plate every 15g. Dandelion, moth leaves (great purity), kim kim hoa, hai kim sa, 30 g each. All bring colors to drink. Take an equal amount of marigold flower daisies, the best flowers and flowers, honeysuckle All endorsed the harmony with vinegar applied to the pain.

Marigold flowers are located in the marigold genus, which is a genus of about 60 species of herbaceous plants a year and a long time in the Asteraceae family. They originated in the region extending from the southwestern United States through Mexico and south to throughout South America.

Different species are high in size from 0.05-2.2m. They have green feathery leaves with white, yellow, orange, yellow, almost red flowers, about 0.1 to 4–6cm in diameter, generally with both flower rays and flower plates.

Van tho has a long time to keep flowers blooming for quite a long time, even when the stems and leaves have died, so Vietnamese people have chosen this kind of tree to offer offerings.