botanical record · discovered
Tarragon
Artemisia dracunculus
Tarragon · Ancwyn · Armoise estragon, Estragon, Dragonne · Assenzio dragoncello · Bylica estragon · Estragon · Estragon (DE) · Estragone · French tarragon
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, US(Flathead), "
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Anthelminthic, Apertif, Carminative, Diuretic
Science studied: ESCULETIN, ALANINE, CIS-ALLO-OCIMENE, TRANS-ANETHOLE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Asteraceae
Scientific name: Artemisia dracunculus
Common names: Tarragon, Ancwyn, Armoise estragon, Estragon, Dragonne, Assenzio dragoncello, Bylica estragon, Estragon, Estragon (DE), Estragone, French tarragon
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Turkey, US(Flathead), ".
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Anthelminthic
- Apertif
- Carminative
- Diuretic
- Emmenagogue
- Refrigerant
- Spice
- Stomachic
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- Swelling
- Ache(Tooth)
- Tumor(Sinew)
- Vermifuge
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- Turkey
- US(Flathead)
- "
Documented cultural uses
- Anthelminthic
- Apertif
- Carminative
- Diuretic
- Emmenagogue
- Refrigerant
- Spice
- Stomachic
- Swelling
- Ache(Tooth)
- Tumor(Sinew)
- Vermifuge
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Effect of Artemisia dracunculus L. Water Extracts on Aphis fabae Scop. and Its Predators in Field Conditions · 2026 source ↗
- Eliminating Enzymatic Interference: How Drying Methods Modulate Non-Enzymatic Browning and Quality Retention in Pre-Inactivated Artemisia dracunculus L. · 2026 source ↗
- Regional variation in total flavonoid content and antioxidant activity of Artemisia dracunculus L. in Xinjiang, China. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ESCULETIN
- ALANINE
- CIS-ALLO-OCIMENE
- TRANS-ANETHOLE
- ANISALDEHYDE
- ANISOLE
- ARGININE
- ARTEMIDIN
- ARTEMIDIOL
- ARTEMISIA-KETONE
- (Z)-ARTEMIDIN
- ARTEMIDINOL
- ARTIMIDINE
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- ATEMITIN
- 1-(BUT-2-YNYL)-ISOCOUMARIN
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- 3-BUT-TRANS-1-ENYL-8-HYDROXY-ISOCOUMARIN
- 3-BUT-TRANS-1-ENYL-ISOCOUMARIN
- BUTYRIC-ACID
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CAR-4-ENE
- ALPHA-CEDRENE
- CHAVICOL-METHYL-ETHER
- CHRYSOERIOL
- 1,8-CINEOLE
- CIRSILINEOL
- CITRAL
- COUMARIN
- P-CRESOL
- DEHYDROFALCARINOL
- (E)-2-DIHYDROXY-4-METHOXY-4-METHOXYCINNAMIC-ACID-METHYL-ETHER
- DI-O-CAFFEOYL-QUINIC-ACID
- ELEMICINE
- EO
- ESTRAGOLE
- EUGENOL
- FAT
- FERULIC-ACID
- FIBER
- GABA
- GALLIC-ACID
- GENTISIC-ACID
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- N-HENTRIACONTANE
- HISPIDULIN
- P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID
- 2-HYDROXY-4-METHOXY-TRANS-CINNAMIC-ACID
- IRON
- TRANS-ISOELEMICIN
- ISORHAMNETIN
- KILOCALORIES
- LEUCINE
- LUTEOLIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- MALTOSE
- 4-METHOXYCINNAMALDEHYDE
- P-METHOXYCINNAMYL-ALCOHOL
- METHYL-AMYL-KETONE
- METHYL-CHAVICOL
- BETA-MYRCENE
- NIACIN
- CIS-OCIMENE
- OLEIC-ACID
- PATULETIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE
- PHENOL
- PHOSPHORUS
- POLYPHENOL-OXIDASE
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- ALPHA-PROSTAGLANDIN-F-2
- QUERCETIN-3-(D-GALACTOFURANOSYL-6-BETA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE
- QUERCETIN-3-GLYCO-GALACTOSIDE
- QUERCETIN-3'-METHYLETHER
- RHAMNETIN
- RHAMNOSE
- RUTIN
- SALICYLIC-ACID
- SCOPARIN
- SCOPARONE
- SERINE
- SINAPIC-ACID
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- SPATHULENOL
- SQUALENE
- STIGMASTEROL
- SYRINGIC-ACID
- TANNINS
- 3,4',5-TRIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-FLAVANONE
- VALINE
- VANILLIC-ACID
- ZINC
- CAPILLARIN
- APIGENIN
- ARTEMEDINOL
- (E)-ARTEMIDIN
- ASPARAGINE
- BIOQUERCETIN
- HYPEROSIDE
- ISOEUGENOL
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE
- 3,4',5-TRIHYDROXY-3',7-DIMETHOXY-FLAVANONE
- ALLO-OCIMENE
- ANETHOLE
- ANISIC-ACID
- ARTEMEDINAL
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- 3-BUT-TRANS-1-ENYL-5-HYDROXY-ISOCOUMARIN
- CALCIUM
- CAPILLIN
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CINNAMIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER
- COSTUNOLIDE
- O-CRESOL
- DEHYDROFALCARINDIOL
- 3',5'-DIHYDROXY-4',7-DIMETHOXY-FLAVANONE
- 1,2-DIMETHOXY-4-ALLYL-BENZENE
- ESCULETIN-DIMETHYL-ETHER
- FRUCTOSE
- GLUCOSE
- 2-HEPTANONE
- ISOFRAXIDIN
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- MAGNESIUM
- P-MENTHA-1,8-DIENE
- P-METHOXYCINNAMALDEHYDE
- METHYL-EUGENOL
- PHLOROGLUCINOL
- QUERCETIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SABINENE
- SODIUM
- SUCROSE
- UMBELLIFERONE
- DEHYDROFALCARINONOL
- ALPHA-PINENE
- CAMPHENE
- CAMPHOR
- CARVONE
- LIMONENE
- MENTHOL
- MENTHONE
- THUJONE
- BENZYL-DIACETYLENE
- CAR-3-ENE
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CINNAMIC-ACID-ACETATE
- CIRSIMARITRIN
- COPPER
- CYCLOHEXENONE
- DIHYDROCOUMARIN
- GLYCINE
- HERNIARIN
- INULOBIOSE
- ISOTHUJONE
- ISOVITEXIN
- LINALOOL
- LUTEOLIN
- LYSINE
- MANGANESE
- MYRCENE
- NEROL
- NARINGENIN
- P-COUMARIC-ACID
- P-CYMENE
- P-HYDROXYCOUMARIC-ACID
- PATULETIN-3-O-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE
- PECTOLINARIGENIN
- PHENOLASE
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- PROLINE
- PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID
- QUERCETIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- ROSMARINIC-ACID
- SCOPOLETIN
- THIAMIN
- TRANS-METHYL-ETHER-ISOEUGENOL
- XYLOSE
- 6,7-DIMETHOXYCOUMARIN
- 7-METHOXYCOUMARIN
- AESCULETIN
- BETA-PHELLANDRENE
- CAMPESTEROL
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
- POLYACETYLENES
- SALICYLATES
- TRANS-METHYL-ISOEUGENOL
- AESCULETIDIN-DIMETHYL-ETHER
- ALPHA-ALANINE
- ANISIC-ALCOHOL
- PHENYLALANINE
- ANNAGENIN
- 2-CARBOXYARABINITOL
- 7-O-METHYLAROMADENDRIN
- ARTEMIDINAL
- ARTIMIDINAL
- 3-BUT-CIS-1-ENYL-ISOCOUMARIN
- CAPILLENE
- CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- DIACETYLENE
- 1,8-CINEOL
- 4-ALLYL-1,2-DIMETHOXYBENZENE
- 4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID
- ELEMICIN
- ERIODICTYOL
- GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID
- 2,4,6-TRIMETHOXYCINNAMYL-ALCOHOL
- DIPHENYL-GLYOXAL
- EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER
- GERANIOL
- GLUTAMINE
- 9-HYDROXYGERANIOL
- DEHYDROFALCARINONE
- ESTRAGONOSIDE
- EUGENOL-4-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- HEPTA-4,6-DIYNE-1,3-DIOL
- HESPERETIN
- HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- METHYL-ISOEUGENOL
- ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
- BETA-PINENE
- L-PINITOL
- PEROXIDASE
- QUERCETIN-3-(D-GLUCOFURANOSYL-6-BETA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE
- RIBOSE
- TRANS-ALLO-OCIMENE
- TRANS-OCIMENE
- TYROSINE
- 7-(ALPHA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSIDE)-P-HYDROXYBENZOATE-ISORHAMNETIN
- CIS-ALPHA-OCIMENE
- CIS-BETA-OCIMENE
- CIS-LINALOOL-OXIDE
- NEROLIDOL
- OCIMENE
- PHELLANDRENE
- PINOCEMBRIN
- QUERCETIN-3-(BETA-D-GALACTOFURANOSYL-6-BETA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE)
- TRANS-ALPHA-OCIMENE
- TRANS-BETA-OCIMENE
- TRANS-LINALOOL-OXIDE
- VALDINOL-F
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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