Tagetes Lucida - MEXICAN Mint Marigold Herb Seeds - Tarragon substitute - Dried Plant Used As Incense To Repel Insects - BULK WHOLESALE - By MySeeds.Co (00050 Seeds - 50 Seeds - Pkt. Size) MEXICAN Mint Marigold Herb Seeds ~!! Tagetes Lucida ~!! Tarragon substitute ~!! Tagetes Lucida - MEXICAN Mint Marigold Herb Seeds - Tarragon substitute Tagetes lucida is a perennial plant native to Mexico and Central America. It is used as a medicinal plant and as a culinary herb. The leaves have a tarragon-like flavor, with hints of anise, and it has entered the nursery trade in North America as a tarragon substitute. Common names include Mexican marigold, pericn, Mexican mint marigold, Mexican tarragon, Spanish tarragon, Cempaxchitl and Texas tarragon. Uses Fresh or dried leaves are used as a tarragon substitute for flavoring soups, sauces etc. A pleasant anise-flavored tea is brewed using the dried leaves and flowering tops.This is primarily used medicinally in Mexico and Central America. A yellow dye can be obtained from the flowers. The dried plant is burnt as an incense and to repel insects. Tagetes lucida was used by the Aztecs in their ritual incense known as Yauhtli.[4] Aztecs used Tagete lucida was allegedly used as a medicine they blew a powder on the face of victims before the sacrifice.The plants was linked to the rain's god Tlaloc. The plant is also used by the Huichol, mixed with Nicotiana rustica (a potent wild tobacco), for its claimed psychotropic and entheogenic effects. In one study, methanolic extract from the flower inhibited growth of Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli, and Candida albicans cultures-an effect that was enhanced with exposure to ultraviolet light. The roots, stems, and leaves also had the same effect when irradiated with UV light.