(Artemisia dracunculus) Traditionally used to support healthy digestion, hormone balance and urinary function. It may ease nausea and nervous tension, promote mental clarity and soothe symptoms associated with the monthly menstrual cycle.
Tarragon essential oil may support, aid, ease, soothe, reduce, calm, relax, promote and/or maintain healthy function of the following: Acid reflux Appetite, restore Cough, spastic Digestion, constipation, gas, hiccups, indigestion, intestinal spasm, nausea Endometriosis Hepatic anti-allergenic Hormones Menstrual issues, PMS Mental Clarity Muscle cramp, spasm Nausea Nervous tension Parasites Parasympathetic nervous system Rheumatism Shock Smell (may help restore) Swelling Taste (may help restore) Urinary Tract, UTI Vomiting
Aromatherapy Literature Notes Kurt Schnaubelt, Ph.D wrote in The Healing Intelligence of Essential Oils (p. 133) that 1-3 drops in water can be taken for shock. He also mentions Tarragon for use to help restore taste and regain appetite (inhaled or using a drop daily).
Dr. Eric Zielinski notes that Tarragon may help with mental stimulation and nervous tension. For acid reflux, he suggests 1 drop in water or raw honey.
Oral Use: High doses of Tarragon may be carcinogenic and has produced DNA abnormalities in animals.
Caution: Avoid use if epileptic or during pregnancy.
Topical Use: Maximum 0.1% Avoid contact with the eyes and other sensitive areas. Essential oils are both lipophilic and hydrophobic. Lipophilic means they are attracted to fat— like the membranes of your eyes and skin. They are also hydrophobic, meaning they do not like water. Applying a carrier oil will create another fat for the essential oil to be attracted to other than the membranes of the eyes or skin. Tisserand suggests: "With essential oils, fatty oil has been suggested as an appropriate first aid treatment, though the advantage of saline [eyewash] is that the eyes can be continually flushed, and this is less easy with fatty oil.” We are not aware of a case where essential oil in the eyes caused permanent injury or long-term discomfort, but if you feel concerned, please call your health care provider.
