Description
About:-
Tagetes Minuta is a variety of marigold, but it is not a marigold in actual. The fast growing plants of Tagetes offers beautiful flowers in hues of red, orange and yellow. The essential oil is extracted from the flowers of the plant by the process of Steam Distillation. This essential oil has a distinct sweet, herbaceous fragrance with fruity overtones, that are extremely useful for adding fruity notes to essential oil blends. Tagetes essential oil could be beneficial in medicinal uses and other applications. This essential oil can be attributed to its properties as an antiseptic, antimicrobial, insect deterrent, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, disinfectant and sedative.
Major Constituents:-
• (Z)-B-Ocimene
• Dihydrotagetone
• (Z)- Tagetone
• (Z)- Tagetenone
• (E)- Tagetenone
Uses:-
There are many uses of tagetes essential oil around the world-
• Used to treat colds, colic, mumps, mastitis and whooping cough
• Used in some pharmaceutical products
• Used in perfumery
• Used to flavour tobacco products and used in food as beverages
• Used to prevent parasites
• Inhibits biotic growth
• Used to relieves spasms
• Used for chest infections, facilitating the flow of mucus and in the cases of skin infections
Blend With:-
Frangipani, Bergamot, Juniper berry, Lemon, Champaca Pink, Champaca golden, Jasmine sambac, Jasmine grand, Lavender
