Estragon

PrirodnaZELENE NOTE, BILJE I FUŽERIzelen · svež · sladak
Gornje notePiramida
3/5Jačina
12hTrajnost
2Poreklo
Uzorak
Estragon kao sirovina za parfeme
Gornje note
Artemisia dracunculus
Definicija

Green, anise-sweet, with a celery-like snap. Tarragon smells like the inside of a French kitchen—herbal, structured, faintly medicinal, with a liquorice undercurrent.

CVETNI CITRUSNI ZELEN SLADAK TOPAO SVEŽ
ESTRAGON DRAGON HERB
Type
Sirovina
Olfactive family
Aromatični
Source
leaves and flowering tops
Chemical class
complex natural (essential oil)
Instrumenti
Piramida
GGornje note
SSrednje note
BBazne note
3/5Jačina
Srednja
jačina mirisa
Trajnost na mirisnoj traci
12sati
1 h6 h24 h3 d7 d400 h
pri 100 %
Zemlje proizvođači
Francuska Rusija

Miris

Green, herbal-anise with a crisp, almost celery-like snap. Less sweet than anise, less camphoraceous than fennel, more vegetal and stem-like than either. The estragole character is filtered through a distinctly herbal lens—crushing a fresh tarragon leaf: bright, green-anise burst with a faint medicinal edge.

On a blotter, the initial green sharpness softens into a warm, slightly spicy sweetness. The celery quality persists longer than expected, giving the dry-down an unusual savoury quality.

Teroar i prerada

Detaljno

Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus, Asteraceae) produces a herbal oil rarely used in perfumery. Steam-distilled from the fresh or dried aerial parts, the oil is dominated by estragole (methyl chavicol, CAS 140-67-0), typically comprising 68–84% of French tarragon oil. This is the same molecule found in basil and anise, but in tarragon it presents with a distinctly greener, more herbal character.

The English 'tarragon' and the French 'estragon' both come, through medieval Latin, from the Arabic ṭarkhūn; the species name dracunculus is Latin for 'little dragon', which Pliny linked to the plant's serpentine rhizomes. French tarragon (the culinary variety) is propagated by cuttings and root division—it rarely sets viable seed.

Sabinene, limonene, beta-ocimene, and methyl eugenol are present as minor components. The oil has a characteristic green-spicy quality with particular celery-like undertones.

In perfumery, tarragon oil (labelled 'estragon') functions as a trace ingredient in chypre, fougère, and green floral compositions. IFRA restrictions on estragole limit dosage, but small amounts contribute significant aromatic complexity.

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Sources

  1. ISO 10115:2013, Essential oil of tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus L.), iTeh Standards preview
  2. Arabhosseini A., Padhye S., van Beek T.A., van Boxtel A.J.B., Huisman W., Posthumus M.A., Müller J. (2006), Loss of essential oil of tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus L.) due to drying, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 86(15):2543–2550
  3. IFRA Standard, Estragole, Amendment 51
  4. IFRA Standard, Methyl eugenol, Amendment 51
  5. Ekiert H. et al. (2021), Artemisia dracunculus (Tarragon): A Review of Its Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology, Frontiers in Pharmacology 12:653993
  6. Tarragon oil, The Good Scents Company
  7. French Tarragon in the Garden, Utah State University Extension
  8. tarragon, Wiktionary (etymology)

Zanimljivosti

French tarragon seldom flowers and sets little seed, so the culinary variety is propagated by cuttings and root division.

Dobijanje i hemija

Način dobijanja

Steam distillation of fresh or dried aerial parts (leaves and flowering tops) of Artemisia dracunculus. Reported yields vary with plant part and drying; hydrodistillation of fresh French tarragon leaves gave 1.06% (Arabhosseini et al., 2006). The oil is colorless to pale yellow.

Formula
Complex mixture — major components: estragole/methyl chavicol (C₁₀H₁₂O, 68–84%), ocimene (C₁₀H₁₆)
CAS
8016-88-4
Botanički naziv
Artemisia dracunculus
Izgled
colorless to pale yellow clear liquid
Jačina mirisa
Srednji
Trajnost
12 hours at 100.00%
Sinonimi
ESTRAGON DRAGON HERB
Status prema standardima IFRA
Ograničeno

No IFRA Standard for tarragon oil itself; its constituents estragole and methyl eugenol are restricted by IFRA Standards (51st Amendment)

Fizička svojstva
Tačka paljenja
158.00 °F. TCC ( 70.00 °C. )
Relativna gustina
0.91400 to 0.95600 @ 25.00 °C.
Indeks prelamanja
1.50400 to 1.52000 @ 20.00 °C.

U parfemima

Tarragon oil (estragon) is a trace-level modifier in green, chypre, and fougère compositions. Used in trace amounts, within the limits of the IFRA Standards on estragole and methyl eugenol, it adds herbal complexity difficult to achieve otherwise. Its estragole content provides anise-like sweetness while minor terpenic components contribute green lift. The celery-like quality pairs with galbanum and violet leaf in green constructions.

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