Mexican Tarragon Alcohol-FREE Liquid Extract, Organic Mexican Tarragon (Tagetes Lucida) Dried Steam and Flower Glycerite Natural Herbal Supplement, Hawaii Pharm, USA 2 oz

Tagetes lucida is a half-hardy sub-shrub native to Mexico and Central America. It is eaten as an herb and is commonly used as a substitute for tarragon. The leaves have a tarragon-like flavor, with hints of anise. Common names include Mexican marigold, peric?n, Mexican mint marigold, Mexican tarragon, Spanish tarragon, and Texas tarragon. Mexican Tarragon is a perennial growing to 0.8 m (2ft 7in) by 0.4 m (1ft 4in). It is in flower from August to September. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by insects. Tagetes lucida was used by the Aztecs in their ritual incense known as Yauhtli. It is also used by the Huichol, mixed with Nicotiana rustica (a potent wild tobacco), for its claimed psychotropic effects. In one study, methanolic extract from the flower inhibited growth of Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli, and Candida albicans cultures - an effect that was enhanced with exposure to ultraviolet light. The roots, stems, and leaves also had the same effect when irradiated with UV light.