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Tagetes essential oil is extracted from Tagetes minuta
Tagetes oil has a wild, sweet, fruity almost citrus-like smell and is yellow to reddish-amber in color. It is of medium viscosity that can turn thick and even gel-like if exposed to the air for a long time.
Tagetes oil is extracted from the leaves, stalks and flowers, picked when the seeds are just starting to form.
The main chemical components are tagetone, limonene, valeric acid and ocimene etc.
The therapeutic properties of Tagetes oil are anti-infectious, anti-microbial, antibiotic, anti-spasmodic, anti-parasitic, antiseptic, insecticide and sedative.
Tagetes oil is valuable in keeping insects at bay, and can help with parasitic and fungal infestation.
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.