Anise

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Instructions for use:

1. Useful properties
2. The use of ordinary and star
3. Contraindications

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Beneficial features

Anise is a herbaceous annual plant with a specific sweetish odor. Common anise and star anise are grown, differing in seeds (fruits).

Anise ordinary has ovoid seeds of gray-brown or gray-yellow colors, with a rough surface.

In star anise, the seeds look like six- or eight-pointed stars of dark brown color and its second common name is star anise.

Anise seeds contain essential and fatty oils, sugars, protein substances, anisic acid, anise aldehyde, and minerals.

By the effect that anise fruits have on the human body, anise ordinary and star anise are similar. It is noticed that the seeds have anesthetic, disinfectant, antispasmodic, expectorant effect.

Anise oil has a diuretic, "carminative", sedative, relaxing, antiseptic, analgesic effect.

The use of anise ordinary and star anise

The fruits of star anise and ordinary anise are used for the preparation of medicinal tincture and decoction.

Aniseed infusion is an effective and classic cough remedy. For its preparation, one teaspoon of crushed seeds is poured with boiling water (250 ml). The same drink helps with flatulence, inflammation of the nasopharynx, gums, bad breath, increased nervousness, inflammation of the genitourinary system, painful menstruation, poor lactation, gastrointestinal diseases. Take anise infusion after meals, 100-150 ml several times a day.

Anise tincture on alcohol is no less effective: the seeds are poured with 70-degree alcohol, insisted for seven days and after that, after straining, they drink 10-15 drops about 10 times a day.

Aniseed decoction is prepared as follows: two tablespoons of table seeds are boiled in 1 liter of water for 15 minutes. Take anise decoction according to the above indications three times a day, 100 ml each.

Hoarseness is well removed by a drink made from 100 g of anise fruits, boiled in 200 ml of water. Add 0.25 cups of lime honey to the cooled broth, bring to a boil, pour in a tablespoon of cognac. Drinking such a broth should be until the hoarseness goes away and the sore throat passes, one tablespoonful of it every half hour.

The crushed fruits of anise can also be applied externally, they help well with burns: seeds mixed with protein are applied to burned areas several times a day.

Anise oil is also used externally and internally. To improve fat metabolism, increase the elasticity, firmness of the skin, oil is added to ready-made cosmetic creams - 2-3 drops per 35-50ml base.

Massage with anise oil tones well and has a beneficial effect on the skin: it is added to cream or massage oil - 2-3 drops per 15 ml of base. For small children, anise oil massage can help relieve anxiety. To do this, 15 ml of glycerin is mixed with 6 drops of anise oil and gently rub the shoulders, back, arms, legs of the child.

In stressful situations, an aroma lamp filled with anise oil at the rate of 2-3 drops per 15 square meters helps. premises.

For colds, for the treatment of cough, you can do hot inhalations with anise oil: add one drop to a container with water brought to a boil or into an inhaler and inhale for 5-7 minutes.

To stimulate lactation, a woman will be helped by a few drops of butter, taken on a piece of refined sugar and washed down with warm milk and honey.

Baths with anise, vanilla, chamomile, tangerine and dill oil have a general healing effect.

Compresses relieve swelling of the legs well: anise oil (5 ml) is mixed with any vegetable oil (15 ml), soaked in gauze and applied to swollen places.

Contraindications

Anise oil and seeds should not be used during pregnancy, high blood pressure, chronic gastrointestinal diseases, hypersensitivity.

Oil massage is contraindicated for children under three years old.

Anise: prices in online pharmacies

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Oleos Star anise Essential oil 10 ml 1 pc.

RUB 50

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Essential oil Anise essential oil 10 ml 1 pc.

RUB 55

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Anise fruits raw material rast. 50 g

RUB 80

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STYX Essential oil Anise essential oil 10 ml 1 pc.

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Information about the drug is generalized, provided for informational purposes only and does not replace the official instructions. Self-medication is hazardous to health!