There is much to say for the rare and exotic herbs that encountered in dense jungle bushes or clashed on the sides of mountain caves. It is the plants that attract the attention of the world (and the financing for research) with their promise of effects that are as spectacular as the places where they grow.
But my heart is more often captured by the modest and everyday plants that live quietly in the background of our lives. It is not that they are less spectacular than their exotic counterparts (at least in my opinion); Only that they are so gentle – so established in our consciousness – that we often forget to notice them.
Fennel is the perfect example of such a plant. Just to the limit, it is identified by the Latin term vulgare – Not because people thought that the plant thought obscene or rough – but because it was so common in monastic gardens throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.
As Nicholas Culpepper described it in the fifteenth century: “Every garden offers this so abundantly that it does not need a description.” The fleshy lamp -like stem is known to the Italian cooking and the feathered leaves and yellow flowers are also highly appreciated for their delicate anise -like taste, the flowers that are commercially known as “fennel pollen”.
Fennel seeds
But the seeds are what has always been the most loved in fennel, which form the basis of currymoeders in India and five -member melanges in China, those Pilafs in Persia and Liqueurs throughout Europe, such as absinthe, taste buds.
In all these applications, the same volatile oils reinforce and support their anise or licorice taste and also support the digestive process. Muscle cramps and spasms are calmed down, the passage of gas is relaxed, nausea has calmed and the appetite is increased.
In addition to protecting gas and a bloated feeling, a few seeds at the end of a meal also cheated pleasantly (a great thing to remember for first dates, job interviews and other situations in which new breath and a lack of flatulence are appreciated ). Because of his softness, fennel is a great remedy for children; It illuminated colic and can be used to calm a cough or quiet frayed nerves.
For nurse babes, the seeds can be chewed or taken in tea by their mothers, where the relaxing volatile oils are not only present in the milk for the baby to absorb, but also increase the milk current.
Octic a tea from the seeds can be used as an instant for conjunctivitis or added to gorders and toothpastes to calm painful gums and freshen the breath. A tea from chamomile and fennel frozen in ice cubes is great to calm the gums of teething problems. The effects may not seem particularly sensational and there is certainly nothing very exotic about fennel. But for everyone who once suffered from a upset belly (which is almost everyone), fennel is a real gem – a remedy that is downright extraordinary in its reliability and soft charm.
The formulas of Wishgarden Herbs that contain fennel:
Colic convenience Baby Comfort, Milk Rich Supplying Booster, digestings Rescue Gi Normalizer and digestive rescue for children
Danielle Charles Davies has a BSC in herbal science of Bastyr University and also completed two years of clinical training in the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism. She wrote for the guild of the American Herbalists and also served as a food columnist. Her reflections and recipes can be found on her blog, Tea cup Chronicle.
Only for educational purposes. This information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent a disease.
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