Comments on: Time For Tarragon Substitute, Given Estragole Cancer Risk https://superfoodly.com/tarragon-substitute-estragole-cancer-side-effects/ Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:11:37 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ary https://superfoodly.com/tarragon-substitute-estragole-cancer-side-effects/#comment-11280 Fri, 05 May 2017 02:00:11 +0000 https://superfoodly.com/?p=6029#comment-11280 Great article. I eat 10 grams of dried parsley, 5 grams of dried basil and 5 grams of dried oregano every 2 days with cooked vegetables. I was aware of the estragole in the basil, and that it shouldn’t be consumed for long. So I plan to alternate between rosemary and basil for weeks or months.

I highly recommend the Handbook of Medicinal Herbs by James Duke, it’s a great resource for their activities, indications and most important: recommended dosages by different organizations.

Some plants and herbs can be consumed every day, or in high amounts, without risk or toxicity (such as olive leaf). Others should be used in isolated events (with strong alkaloids, etc.). Others for some time (days or weeks, or months) but not indefinitely or in large amounts. Learning the active principles of the herb or plant in question, and which of the same family (or even different) have the same one is important. Again, great work with the research. Regards

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