EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Dwarf marigold (as plant) // Tagetes minuta L.

Family:: Asteraceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 528
Number of processed references:: 1

Compositions

#1: alpha-thujone #2: piperitone #3: myrcene

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Rao, B. R. Rajeswara., Kaul, P. N., Bhattacharya, A. K., Rajput, D. K., Syamasundar, K. V., Ramesh, S. Comparative chemical composition of steam-distilled and water-soluble essential oils of South American marigold (Tagetes minuta L.) . journal of essential oil research, 2006, vol. 18, no. 6, p. 622–626. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Flowering top (as part-nature) (A166H)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Additional extraction description:

hydrochloric acid
Substance:

alpha-thujone (RF-00003676-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

1.2
Internal remarks:

alpha-thujone

Composition #2: Rao, B. R. Rajeswara., Kaul, P. N., Bhattacharya, A. K., Rajput, D. K., Syamasundar, K. V., Ramesh, S. Comparative chemical composition of steam-distilled and water-soluble essential oils of South American marigold (Tagetes minuta L.) . journal of essential oil research, 2006, vol. 18, no. 6, p. 622–626. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Flowering top (as part-nature) (A166H)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Additional extraction description:

hydrodistillation
Substance:

p-Menth-1-en-3-one (RF-00009951-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

1.2
Internal remarks:

piperitone

Composition #3: Rao, B. R. Rajeswara., Kaul, P. N., Bhattacharya, A. K., Rajput, D. K., Syamasundar, K. V., Ramesh, S. Comparative chemical composition of steam-distilled and water-soluble essential oils of South American marigold (Tagetes minuta L.) . journal of essential oil research, 2006, vol. 18, no. 6, p. 622–626. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Flowering top (as part-nature) (A166H)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Additional extraction description:

hydrodistillation
Substance:

myrcene (RF-00003503-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

1.6
Internal remarks:

myrcene