botanical record · discovered
Sweet-Mace
Tagetes lucida
Sweet-Mace · Sweet-Scent Marigold · Sweet-Scent Mexican Marigold · Anise Marigold · Mexican mint marigold · Mexican-tarragon · Sweetscented Marigold · Sweetscented marigold · Texas-tarragon · anisillo · cravo-de-defunto · estragão-mexicano · glanstagetes · glänzende Samtblume · glänzende Studentenblume · pericón
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Aztec, Mexico, Mexico(Huichol), BR, CD
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Anesthetic, Diarrhea, Fumitory, Hallucinogen
Science studied: ALLYLANISOL, ANETHOLE, BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE, COUMARINS
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 lucida
Common names: Sweet-Mace, Sweet-Scent Marigold, Sweet-Scent Mexican Marigold, Anise Marigold, Mexican mint marigold, Mexican-tarragon, Sweetscented Marigold, Sweetscented marigold, Texas-tarragon, anisillo, cravo-de-defunto, estragão-mexicano, glanstagetes, glänzende Samtblume, glänzende Studentenblume, pericón
History
The source record documents this plant in Aztec, Mexico, Mexico(Huichol), BR, CD.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Anesthetic
- Diarrhea
- Fumitory
- Hallucinogen
- Hiccup
- Incense
- Repellant(Insect)
- Itch
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- Malaria
- Rheumatism
- Sedative
- Spice
- Bite(Bug)
- Tumor
- Fumigant
- Hemoptysis
- Tea
- Tick
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Aztec
- Mexico
- Mexico(Huichol)
- BR
- CD
Documented cultural uses
- Anesthetic
- Diarrhea
- Fumitory
- Hallucinogen
- Hiccup
- Incense
- Repellant(Insect)
- Itch
- Malaria
- Rheumatism
- Sedative
- Spice
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- Bite(Bug)
- Tumor
- Fumigant
- Hemoptysis
- Tea
- Tick
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALLYLANISOL
- ANETHOLE
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- COUMARINS
- DIHYDRO-TAGETONE
- ESTRAGOLE
- EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER
- GALLIC-ACID
- 7-HYDROXYCOUMARIN-DIMETHYLALLYL-ETHER
- LEUCOANTHOCYANINS
- LIMONENE
- LINALOOL
- 7-METHOXYCOUMARIN
- MYRCENE
- BETA-OCIMENE
- PATULETIN
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- POLYACETYLENES
- QUERCETAGETIN
- SAPONINS
- TAGETONE
- TANNINS
- TERTHIENYL-AA
- TETRAHYDROTAGETONE
- THIOPHENE
- 6,7,8-TRIMETHOXYCOUMARIN
- (E)-ANETHOLE
- ANISALDEHYDE
- ANISE-KETONE
- (E)-ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE
- BICYCLOGERMACRENE
- BETA-BISABOLENE
- ALPHA-CADINENE
- GAMMA-CADINENE
- DELTA-CADINENE
- ALPHA-CADINOL
- T-CADINOL
- ALPHA-CALACORENE
- CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE
- CHAVICOL
- 1,8-CINEOLE
- ALPHA-COPAENE
- ALPHA-CUBEBENE
- CUBENENE
- DIHYDROACTINIDIOLIDE
- BETA-ELEMENE
- GAMMA-ELEMENE
- ELEMOL
- EO
- (E,E)-ALPHA-FARNESENE
- (E)-BETA-FARNESENE
- (E)(E)-FARNESOL
- GERMACRENE-D
- GLOBULOL
- HERNIARIN
- ALPHA-HUMULENE
- (Z)-JASMONE
- MELLEIN
- 4-METHOXYCINNAMALDEHYDE
- 7-(3-METHYL-2-BUTENYLOXY)-COUMARIN
- METHYL-EUGENOL
- METHYL-ISOEUGENOL
- ALPHA-MUUROLENE
- NEOPHYTADIENE
- (E)-NEROLIDOL
- (E)-BETA-OCIMENE
- PHYTOL
- ALPHA-SELINENE
- (Z)-BETA-OCIMENE
- BETA-SELINENE
- SAPTHULENOL
- ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE
- TORREYOL
- VIRIDIFLOROL
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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