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Tagetes minuta L.


Botanical Name	:	Tagetes minuta L.
English Name	:	Aztec marigold, dwarf marigold, khaki-bush, Mexican marigold, Muster John Henry, stinking Roger, stinkweed, wild marigold
Synonym(s)	:	Tagetes glandulifera Schrank., Tagetes glandulosa Schrank. ex Link.
Family	:	Asteraceae

General Info

Description

An erect annual herb, 1-2m high, which is usually single stemmed or lightly branched. Leaves are finely divided into long narrow lobes. Flowers are very small, enclosed within a green sheath, in dense terminal clusters. Seeds are black, linear and 5-8mm long. The whole plant is strongly and unpleasantly aromatic.

Herb Effects

Anthelmintic, antispasmodic, aromatic, diaphoretic, diuretic, purgative and stomachic (whole plant)

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Chemistry

Active Ingredients

1,8-cineole, alpha-pinene, aromadendrene, beta-myrcene, beta-phellandrene, beta-pinene, citral, d-carvone, d-limonene, geraniol, linalyl acetate, ocimene, sabinene, salicylaldehyde, tagetone, terpineol, valeric acid (plant)

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

1,8-cineole

8024-53-1

2,2,4-trimethyl-3-ox
abicyclo[2.2.2]octan
e

C₁₀H₁₈O

alpha-Pinene

80-56-8

2,7,7-trimethylbicyc
lo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene

C₁₀H₁₆

Aromadendrene

109119-91-7

Not Available

C₁₅H₂₄

beta-Myrcene

2153-31-3

7-methyl-3-methylide
ne-octa-1,6-diene

C₁₀H₁₆

beta-Phellandrene

555-10-2

3-methylidene-6-prop
an-2-yl-cyclohexene

C₁₀H₁₆

Beta-pinene

23089-32-9

6,6-dimethyl-2-methy
lidene-norpinane

C₁₀H₁₆

Citral

96680-15-8

3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dienal

C₁₀H₁₆O

D-Carvone

2244-16-8

(5S)-2-methyl-5-prop
-1-en-2-yl-cyclohex-
2-en-1-one

C₁₀H₁₄O

D-limonene

95327-98-3

1-methyl-4-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohexene

C₁₀H₁₆

Geraniol

8007-13-4

3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dien-1-ol

C₁₀H₁₈O

Linalyl acetate

8022-85-3

3,7-dimethylocta-1,6
-dien-3-yl acetate

C₁₂H₂₀O₂

Ocimene

13877-91-3

3,7-dimethylocta-1,3
,6-triene

C₁₀H₁₆

Sabinene

3387-41-5

4-methylidene-1-prop
an-2-yl-bicyclo[3.1.
0]hexane

C₁₀H₁₆

Salicylaldehyde

Not Available

2-hydroxybenzaldehyd
e

C₇H₆O₂

Tagetone

23985-25-3

2,6-dimethylocta-5,7
-dien-4-one

C₁₀H₁₆O

Terpineol

8006-39-1

2-(4-methyl-1-cycloh
ex-3-enyl)propan-2-o
l

C₁₀H₁₈O

Valeric acid

70268-41-6

pentanoic acid

C5H10O2

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

The whole plant is used internally in the treatment of gastritis, indigestion and internal worms. Externally, it is used to treat haemorrhoids and skin infections.

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