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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Tagetes filifolia (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Pampa Anise; Irish Lace
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-LIMONENE 0 Essential Oil Fester, G., A., Martinuzzi, E. A., Ricciardi, A. I. 1951. Volatile Oils. IV. Rev Fac Ing Quim 20: 47-60. Fac Ing Quim Santa Fe Argentina.
5-(4-ACETOXY-1-BUTENYL)-2,2'-BITHIENYL 0 Root Downum, K. R., Towers, G. H. N. 1983. Analysis of Thiophenes in the Tageteae (Asteraceae) by HPLC. J. Nat. Prod. 46 1: 98-103. Dept. Botany Univ. British Columbia Vancouver BC V6T 1W5 Canada
5-(BUT-3-EN-1-YNYL-2,2'-BITHIENYL 0 Root Chan, G. F. Q., Lee, M. M., Glushka, J., Towers, G. H. N. 1979. Photosensitizing Thiophenes in Porophyllum, Tessaria and Tagetes. Phytochemistry 18: 1566. Fac. Pharm. Sci. Univ. British Columbia Vancouver BC MBIA Canada.
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Essential Oil 5300.0 -0.43 Hussain, R.A., et. al. 1990. Sweetening Agents of Plant Origin: Phenylpropanoid Constituents of Seven Sweet-Tasting Plants. Econ. Bot. 44 2: 174-182. Program Collab. Res. Pharm. Sci. Coll. Pharmacy Univ. Illinois at Chicago IL 60680, USA.
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf Essent. Oil Zygadlo, J. S., Guzman, C. A., Grosso, N. R. 1994. Antifungal Properties of the Leaf Oils of Tagetes Minuta L. and T. filifolia Lag. J. Essent. Oil Res. 6 6: 617-621. Cat Quim Org Fac Cien Exact Univ Nacion Cordoba Cordoba 5000 Argentina.
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Shoot 4.7 -0.15 *
ALPHA-TERTHIENYL 10 Root Chan, G. F. Q., Lee, M. M., Glushka, J., Towers, G. H. N. 1979. Photosensitizing Thiophenes in Porophyllum, Tessaria and Tagetes. Phytochemistry 18: 1566. Fac. Pharm. Sci. Univ. British Columbia Vancouver BC MBIA Canada.
ALPHA-THUJENE 0 Shoot 4.7 -0.47 *
ANETHOLE 36 Essential Oil 620000.0 0.58 Abburraa, R. E., et al. 1990. Study of the Essential Oil of Tagetes filifolia (Asteraceae) as Potential Producer of Estragole and Anethole. An Asoc Quim Argent 78 3: 153-156. Fac Cience Exactas Fis Nat Univ Nac Cordoba Cordoba, Argentina.
ANISALDEHYDE 7 Leaf Essent. Oil Zygadlo, J. S., Guzman, C. A., Grosso, N. R. 1994. Antifungal Properties of the Leaf Oils of Tagetes Minuta L. and T. filifolia Lag. J. Essent. Oil Res. 6 6: 617-621. Cat Quim Org Fac Cien Exact Univ Nacion Cordoba Cordoba 5000 Argentina.
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Essential Oil 2700.0 -0.67 Hussain, R.A., et. al. 1990. Sweetening Agents of Plant Origin: Phenylpropanoid Constituents of Seven Sweet-Tasting Plants. Econ. Bot. 44 2: 174-182. Program Collab. Res. Pharm. Sci. Coll. Pharmacy Univ. Illinois at Chicago IL 60680, USA.
BETA-PINENE 13 Leaf Essent. Oil Zygadlo, J. S., Guzman, C. A., Grosso, N. R. 1994. Antifungal Properties of the Leaf Oils of Tagetes Minuta L. and T. filifolia Lag. J. Essent. Oil Res. 6 6: 617-621. Cat Quim Org Fac Cien Exact Univ Nacion Cordoba Cordoba 5000 Argentina.
BETA-THUJENE 0 Shoot 4.7 *
CAMPHENE 9 Shoot *
CEDRENE 1 Essential Oil 300.0 *
CIS-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil Zygadlo, J. S., Guzman, C. A., Grosso, N. R. 1994. Antifungal Properties of the Leaf Oils of Tagetes Minuta L. and T. filifolia Lag. J. Essent. Oil Res. 6 6: 617-621. Cat Quim Org Fac Cien Exact Univ Nacion Cordoba Cordoba 5000 Argentina.
CITRAL 53 Essential Oil Fester, G. A., Gargallo, M. A., Martinuzzi, E. A. 1947. Some Volatile Essential Oils From San Luis y Cordoba. An Soc Cient Argent 144: 457-471. Fac Quim Ind + Agr Santa Fe Argentina
CITROL 0 Essential Oil Fester, G., A., Martinuzzi, E. A., Ricciardi, A. I. 1951. Volatile Oils. IV. Rev Fac Ing Quim 20: 47-60. Fac Ing Quim Santa Fe Argentina.
DIHYDRO-TAGETONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 9000.0 Zygadlo, J. S., Guzman, C. A., Grosso, N. R. 1994. Antifungal Properties of the Leaf Oils of Tagetes Minuta L. and T. filifolia Lag. J. Essent. Oil Res. 6 6: 617-621. Cat Quim Org Fac Cien Exact Univ Nacion Cordoba Cordoba 5000 Argentina.
EO 0 Shoot 4700.0 -0.52 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acaricide 1 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Allelochemic 2 *
Allelopathic 1 Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands.
Allergenic 5 *
Analgesic 1 *
Anesthetic 1 *
Antiacetylcholinesterase 1 *
Antiacne 1 *
Antiadenomic 1 *
Antiaggregant 1 Laekeman, G.M., Van Hoof, L., Haemers, A., Vanden Berghe, D.A., Herman, A.G., and Vlietinck, A.J. Eugenol a Valuable Compound for In Vitro Experimental Research and Worthwhile for Further In Vivo Investigation. Phytotherapy Research 4(3): 93, 1990.
Antiallergenic 1 *
Antiallergic 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antialzheimeran? 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Antianaphylactic 1 *
Antiasthmatic 1 *
Antibacterial 6 Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
Anticancer 2 *
Antiesophagitic 1 *
Antifeedant 2 *