🌶️Latin American Curanderismo
Pericón
Tagetes lucida
About Pericón
Pericón (Tagetes lucida) is a herb used in the Latin American Curanderismo tradition to help with Digestive Issues, Colic, Fever, and Anxiety. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Tagetes lucida Cav. is a perennial plant native to Mexico and Central America. It is used as a medicinal plant and as a culinary herb. The leaves have a tarragon-like flavor, with hints of anise, and it has entered the nursery trade in North America as a tarragon substitute. Common names include sweetscented marigold', Mexican marigold, Mexican mint marigold, Mexican tarragon, Spanish tarragon, sweet mace, Texas tarragon, pericón, yerbaniz, and hierbanís.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · internalLeaves · internal