Pampa Anise

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Ecuador, Peru, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Carminative, Diuretic, Emollient, Tonic

Science studied: EO, ALPHA-PINENE, BETA-THUJENE, ALPHA-THUJENE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Asteraceae

Scientific name: Tagetes filifolia

Common names: Pampa Anise, Irish Lace, Allpa anís, Anisillo, Anís, Anís común, Anís de campo, Anís de monte, Irish lace marigold, Irish-lace, Irish-lace marigold, Lesser marigold, Panpa anís, Sacha anís, anisillo, curujkerámani

POWO: 252097-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Ecuador, Peru, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Carminative
• Diuretic
• Emollient
• Tonic
• Stomachic
• Colic
• Syphilis

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Ecuador
• Peru
• Costa Rica
• Colombia
• Mexico

Documented cultural uses

• Carminative
• Diuretic
• Emollient
• Tonic
• Stomachic
• Colic
• Syphilis

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Carminative · Ecuador · "
• Carminative · Peru · "
• Diuretic · Costa Rica · "
• Emollient · Colombia · "
• Tonic · Ecuador · "
• Stomachic · Ecuador · "
• Colic · Ecuador · "
• Syphilis · Colombia · "
• Diuretic · Mexico · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Chemical Characterization and Enantioselective Analysis of <i>Tagetes filifolia</i> Lag. Essential Oil and Crude Extract. · 2024 source ↗
• In vitro assessment of Argemone mexicana, Taraxacum officinale, Ruta chalepensis and Tagetes filifolia against Haemonchus contortus nematode eggs and infective (L₃) larvae. · 2017 source ↗
• PROCESS FOR OBTAINIG ESSENTIAL OILS FROM TAGETES FILIFOLIA LAG AND REPELLANT COMPOSITION AND BIOINSECTICIDE COMPRISING THE SAME. · 2006 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• EO
• ALPHA-PINENE
• BETA-THUJENE
• ALPHA-THUJENE
• ANETHOLE
• TRANS-ANETHOLE
• ANISALDEHYDE
• 5-(4-ACETOXY-1-BUTENYL)-2,2'-BITHIENYL
• 5-(BUT-3-EN-1-YNYL-2,2'-BITHIENYL
• BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
• CEDRENE
• CITRAL
• CITROL
• ESTRAGOLE
• EUGENOL-ACETATE
• EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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