Sunday 26 February 2017



Health Benefits of Tarragon
Ms H

Artemisia  dracunculus, tarragon is a perennial herb in the sunflower family. Tarragon is used for culinary and medical purposes.
Nutritional values:
Tarragon is rich source of minerals: iron, calcium, magnesium and zinc.
It contains vitamins: vitamin C, vitamin A and vitamin B6.  Tarragon contains antioxidants as well.
Health benefits:
Tarragon essential oil, eugenol  in the herb has been in therapeutic use in dentistry as a local anesthetic and antiseptic for toothache.
Tarragon tea may help cure insomnia.

Tarragon has also been used as traditional remedy to stimulate appetite and ease anorexic symptoms.

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