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Tagetes (khaki weed)
Tagetes minuta

Botanical Classification tagetes

Family   
Asteraceae

Genus and specie
Tagetes minuta

Other names
Muster-John-Henry, Khaki weed (kakiebos) and stinking Roger.

Description of the herb tagetes kruie-produkte-ageless-herbal-products
This very strong and sharp smelling herb is a tall annual with pale yellow flowers, and although the genus is known as marigold, is must not be confused with Pot Marigold, as pot marigold is calendula officinalis.

Parts used
The whole plant and oil is used.

Properties
An wild smelling herb that is aromatic, antispasmodic, diuretic and purgative and also has digestive, vermifuge and very strong insecticide properties.
The herb is grown with cultivated crops to deter insects, (specifically eel worms that react well to the thiophenes contained in the roots of the tagetes plant) slugs and other pests, as well as weeds.
The plants are dried and added to bedding and strewn in houses to deter insects and bedbugs, or also dried and hung to deter flying insects.

Therapeutic uses insecticide

Internal use
It can be used to treat gastritis, indigestion and intestinal worms.
External use
Externally the herb has a positive effect on skin infections and is also used on hemorrhoids.
Aromatherapy and essential oil use
The unusual smelling essential oil of tagetes will help focus your emotions and is used with great effect to treat fungal infections and boosts the respiratory system, by dilating the bronchi and facilitating decongestion.
On the skin, it helps to fight fungal infections, such as athletes foot and is also used on calluses and bunions.
It is a good insect repellent.
It has antimicrobial, antiphlogistic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, cytophylactic, sedative, emollient, fungicide and hypotensive properties.

tagetes oil

Safety precautions and warnings fungal infections

Do not use tagetes essential oil in pregnancy. It may cause sensitivity as well as phototoxicity.