Tagetes Lucida (Mexican Tarragon)

Tagetes lucida (Mexican Tarragon) is a beautiful bright green perennial herb from the Sierra Mandre Mountains of Mexico that is used by the local Indians, not only in the kitchen, but also recreationally.

Mexican Tarragon has a very mild anise flavour and a sweet taste. In Mexico, it is traditionally used as a tea to calm stomachs, relax nerves and to alleviate the symptoms of a hangover. But it is also used as flavouring for harsh Turkish tobaccos.

Tagetes lucida has been used since pre-Hispanic times. Many properties are ascribed to this plant. In the Nahuatl language it is known as yauhtli.