Tarragon Oil

Product Description:

Tarragon is a perennial herb that thrives near water. It has a woody stem that reaches to about 1 meter (3 feet) high. The leaves are silver-green and covered with fine silky hairs and pale yellow flowers.

Product Color:

Colorless to pale yellow clear liquid.

Common Uses:

he therapeutic properties of Tarragon Essential Oil, as claimed by aromatherapists, are as an anti-rheumatic, digestive, deodorant, emmenagogue, stimulant and vermifuge agent. There is also documentation indicating that it may be a menstrual regulator.

Blends Well With

Lavender,PineandBirch Sweet.

History

The name is derived from the Arabic word ‘Tharkhoum’ and the Latin word ‘Dracunculus’ meaning ‘little dragon’ – probably because of the way the root seems to coil up like a dragon.

Caution:

Tarragon Essential Oil is a non-irritant and non-sensitizing essential oil. Nonetheless, it can be moderately toxic due to the methyl chavicol in the oil. Therefore, it should be used in dilution and avoided completely during pregnancy.