Tarragon

healthy appetite

By Natural Health+

Tarragon is a perennial shrub, with medium thick stems and long, narrow leaves. It is distantly related to marigold, chamomile and dandelion. Tarragon is used as a cookingspice. It is useful not only for its taste, but also because it strengthens the digestive organs and thereby helps in the digestion of heavy meals.

It is rarely used as a medicinal plant as there is little therapeutic effects known of tarragon.

Benefits
Tarragon is important to strengthen the digestive organs. Its bitterness stimulates the formation of gastric juices. Therefore, it is used as a spice of heavy meals.

The essential oils of tarragon help against flatulence. Chewing the fresh leaves eliminates hiccups.

Tarragon tea tickles the appetite and works against worm infestation.

It also improves the activities of the kidney and metabolism. Water retention is avoided by drinking tarragon tea.

For women, tarragon helps regulate the menstrual cycle and helps alleviate any menopausal pains. However, tarragon may not be used during pregnancy.

Assessment
The most important role played by the tarragon is in the kitchen. Because the herb has a very strong flavor, it should be used moderately. In French cuisine, tarragon is oneof the so-called “fines herbes,” which includes parsley, chervil, chives and tarragon.

Tarragon is used to flavor vinegar and mustard and seasoning pickled cucumber. It could be used to flavor poultry, rice, noodle or boiled fish. It is also used to add a variety of taste in butter during grill time.

The tarragon plant likes warm and sunny locations and won’t thrive in humid or cold spots.