TAGETES LEAVES ESSENTIAL OIL
Description
Cosmos Caudatus or king’s salad is an annual plant in the genus Cosmos, bearing purple, pink, or white ray florets. Kenikir leaf essential oil has antifungal and antibacterial activity against food pathogenic microbes. Apart from that, Tagrtas Leaves essential oil can be used as an attractant for fruit flies on chili plants and also has antifungal and antibacterial capabilities for food pathogenic microbes and has the potential to be a food preservative. The species grows up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in height. The leaves are soft and pungent while the stem is light green with a purplish hue and succulent. As night falls the leaves fold to close the terminal buds as the plant literally sleeps. The flowers can be found solitary or in a loose clusters and are produced on a single stalk on auxiliary heads.
References
- Common Name : Tagetes Leaves Oil
- Local Name : Minyak Daun Kenikir
- Botanical Name : Cosmos Caudatus
- Family Name : Asteraceae
- Method Of Extraction : Steam Distilled
- Plant Part Used : Leaves
- Color : Light Yellow
- Consistency : Thin- Medium
- Perfumery Note : Top
- Aromatic : Tagetes Essential Oil smells fresh, sweet, floral and slightly fruity nuances
Benefits And Uses
- Useful as an anti-fungal,
- Anti-bacterial, useful as a pesticide and prevents and treats diabetes
- Make lower blood pressure,
- Prevents osteoporosis and is also a source of high antioxidants.
- Anti-infectious,
- Anti-microbial,
- Antibiotic,
- Anti-spasmodic
- Anti-parasitic,
- Antiseptic,
- Insecticide and sedative agent
Major Constituents
- Fenolik
- Flavonoid
- Flavon
- Flavonal