(Roger’s disease) a form of congenital heart disease in which there is a small *ventricular septal defect that produces a loud heart *murmur. It usually causes no symptoms. [H. L. Roger (1809–91), French physician]
Linn. 643English: Big Marigold, Aztec or African Marigold.Ayurvedic: Jhandu, Gendaa.Unani: Sadbarg, Gul-hazaaraa, Gul-jaafari.Siddha: Thuruksaamanthi.
Action: Whole plant—infusion useful in cold and bronchitis, also in the treatment of rheumatism.
Flowers—alterative; juice used for bleeding piles. Leaves—styptic, applied externally to boils and carbuncles; muscle pains. Leaves and florets— emengagogue, diuretic, vermifuge.The flowers gave lutein esters of dipalmitate, dimyristate and mono- myristate. Fresh petals gave hydrox- yflavones, quercetagetin and tagetiin.The plant yields an essential oil containing limonene, ocimene, linalyl acetate, linalool, tagetone and n-nonyl aldehyde as major components.The aqueous extract of flowers showed activity against Gram-positive bacteria.Tagetes mmuta Linn., synonym T. glandulifera Schrank (North-west Himalayas; native to South America), known as Stinking-Roger, gives highest yield of the essential oil with high carbonyl content, calculated as tagetone among the Tagetes sp. grown in India.... tamarindus indica
(Rogerian therapy) a method of psychotherapy in which the therapist refrains from directing clients in what they should do and instead concentrates on communicating understanding and acceptance. Frequently the therapist reflects the clients’ own words or feelings back to them. The aim is to enable clients to solve their own problems.... client-centred therapy
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