Tarragon essential oil
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%)
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)
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
Spasmodic colitis*
Premenstrual pain
Dysmenorrhea*
Dyspepsia
Post-infectious fatigue*
Fatigue due to overwork*
Galactogen
Hiccups**
Hypothalamus (dysregulation)
Insomnia
Travel sickness*
Ortho and parasympathetic neuroregulator
Névrite*
Odontalgia
Parasiticide intestinal
Sciatica*
Spasmophilia**
Digestive stimulant
Virucide*
EMOTIONAL, PSYCHIC PROPERTIES AND THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS:
Anxiolytic*
Soothing
Anguish
Psychic weakness
Rooted
Nervousness
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!