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Tarragon essential oil

Known for its virtues relating to the digestive sphere as well as on the menstrual cycle (painful, difficult). It is also a good antispasmodic of smooth muscles. It is useful for getting rid of persistent hiccups for example. Emotionally, it can be a resource for overcoming blockages and facing difficult situations.
Aromatherapy
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Chemotype and indications

Carte d'identité

Name: Estragon

Botanical name:  Artemisia dracunculus 

Distilled part: Flowering plant

Botanical family: Asteraceae

Origin: France

Chemical composition:

  • - Coumarines
  • - Monoterpenes: Cis Beta Ocimene, Limonene, Beta Ocimene
  • - Phenol Methyl-Ethers: Chavicol methyl-ether (60 to 75%)
Physical properties and therapeutic indications​
  • Aerophagia*
  • Pollen allergy: “hay fever”**
  • Anorexia*
  • Anti-fermentative
  • Anti-infectious
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Neuromuscular antispasmodic*
  • Uterine antispasmodic*
  • Allergic asthma*
  • Bactericidal (“The all or nothing law”)
  • Bloating*
  • Inflammatory colitis
  • Spastic colitis*
  • Premenstrual pain
  • Dysmenorrhea*
  • Dyspepsia
  • Post-infectious fatigue*
  • Fatigue due to overwork*
  • Galactogen
  • Hiccup**
  • Hypothalamus (dysregulation)
  • Insomnia
  • Motion sickness*
  • Ortho and parasympathetic neuroregulator
  • Neuritis*
  • Odontalgia
  • Parasiticide intestinal
  • Sciatica*
  • Spasmophilia**
  • Digestive stimulant
  • Virucidal*



Additional information

 Danger/advice: 

Has stronger Hormonal effects than Ocimum Basilicum var. Basil

Use over a short period and drip by drop

Risk of internal bleeding

Avoid in pregnant women, but possibility of putting 1gte under the tongue in case of nausea

 Suggestion for Premenstrual Pain:

Premenstrual pain: to experience…

An ovary may react positively to ARTEMISIA DRACUNCULUS,

and the other ovary to the OCIMUM BASILICUM var. BASIL (!)

Suggestion for Hay Fever:

Apply: 3 drops to the solar plexus and breathe in Tarragon EO regularly

Suggestion for Anorexia:

Application: Massage 3 drops of Tarragon onto the solar plexus and stomach 15 to 30 minutes before meals

Legend: * powerful,** very powerful;*** extremely powerful (power value for the associated pathology)

Reference and bibliographic source: Lily BAYER and Dr Hervé STAUB, (2013) “In-depth treatise on Phyto and Aromatherapy”, Ed. Grancher. p. 506.

INDICATIONS IN AROMATHERAPY AND THE USE OF ESSENTIAL OILS DO NOT CONSTITUTE A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND DO NOT REPLACE THE ADVICE OF A DOCTOR OR MEDICAL TREATMENT!