Herb
Tarragon
A fragrant kitchen herb with a gentle, anise-like warmth that soothes digestion and the appetite.
🌱 What it is
Tarragon is a slender, fragrant culinary herb with a soft anise-like flavor, long used in French cooking and traditional kitchen remedies for the stomach.
✨ How it may help
- may help support comfortable digestion after meals
- may help support a healthy appetite
- may help support relaxation as a mild after-dinner tea
- may help support flavorful, lower-salt cooking
🥄 How to use it
Stir fresh or dried tarragon into soups, dressings, and vegetable dishes, or steep it as a mild tea.
🥗 Nutrition
Per 1 tablespoon, dried (1.6g) · about 5 calories
- Manganese 0.2mg
- Iron 0.6mg
- Potassium 68mg
- Vitamin A 8mcg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
⚖️ Caution
Use tarragon in ordinary culinary amounts; concentrated tarragon essential oil should not be taken internally. Pregnant women should keep to food amounts and avoid medicinal doses.
🍃 A note from nature
French tarragon has been prized in European kitchens for centuries and is sometimes called 'the king of herbs' for its starring role in classic French sauces.