Tarragon
| Botanical Name | Artemisia dracunculus |
| Botanical family | Asteraceae (formerly Compositae) |
| Origin | Hungary |
| Method | Complete distillation by steam distillation |
| Plant part | Flowered aerial parts |
| Note | Top-middle |
| Appearance | limpid mobile liquid |
| Color | colorless to light yellow |
| Odor | aniseed, characteristic of tarragon |
| Biochemical composition of the essential oil | Ethers (65%): methyl chavicol Monoterpenes (15%): ocimene |
| Therapeutic properties | Neuromuscular antispasmodic +++ Hepatic antiallergenic +++ Analgesic ++ Supports the parasympathetic nervous system ++ Stomachic, aperitif, antiemetic +++ |
| Main therapeutic indications | Digestive spasms: hiccoughs, wind, colitis and spasmodic diarrhoea +++ Infantile colic +++ Nervous tics, panic attacks, spasmophilia ++ Gynaecological spasms and pains: painful periods, dysmenorrhoea +++ Nausea: all types +++ Kidney and gallstone colics +++ |