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DESCRIPTION
- Known in Africa as 'Khaki bush', it is now also grown in France and North America and is a weed with deeply divided deep-green feathery leaves and numerous yellowish-orange carnation-like flowers.
- The leaves and flowers are a good insect repellent and are often seen hanging from native huts to deter swarms of flies and mosquitoes. In a 5% dilution, tagetes oil has been used to kill maggots in open wounds, while the roots and seeds have been found to help rid the body of poisons.
- After the Boer war in South Africa, Australian troops brought plants to their native land where it grew profusely. It is an ingredient of many foot treatment preparations and is also used in some perfumes.
- Tagette is an annual growing herb that has spindly stems & yellow flower clusters. It is widely used as an ingredient in perfumery & skin care industries. Further, it is also used for manufacturing products like lotions, massage oils, bath oils, diffusers among others.
COMMON NAMES
Tagette
BLENDS WITH:
Tangerine, Clary sage, Lavender, Jasmine, Lemon, Myrrh
CONSTITUENTS
Trans-beta-Ocimene - 21% Dihydrotagetone - 47.05% Trans-tagetone - 7.49%
USES
- It is used for chest infections, coughs and catarrh, dilating the bronchi, facilitating the flow of mucus and dislodging congestion and can be used in cases of skin infections. It has a healing effect on wounds, cuts, calluses and bunions.
- Used as an ingredient in perfumery & skin care industries. Used to manufacture products like lotions, bath oils, massage oils, diffusers, potpourri & incense.
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