Fennel

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Instructions for use:

1. Composition and useful properties
2. Application
3. Contraindications to use

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Fennel is a perennial or biennial plant that belongs to the umbrella family. The plant can grow up to 2 meters in height, its stem is straight and round, strongly branched from above. Fennel root is represented by a fleshy bulb, yellow-white in color. Fennel leaves are very similar to dill. From above, all parts of the plant are covered with a bluish bloom. Fennel blooms like regular dill. Fennel ripens in autumn.

Other plant names are as follows:

Pharmacy dill;
Voloshsky fennel.

The homeland of the plant is the Mediterranean. Fennel was known to man even in Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt, even then it was used as a spice and medicine. The first mention of the use of fennel and its properties dates back to the 18th century.

In the wild, fennel grows on dry rocky slopes, in ditches and along roadsides. Wild fennel can be found in the Crimea, Central Asia and Transcaucasia.

For the use of fennel as a medicine and spice, it is grown in the Krasnodar Territory, in the North Caucasus, in the Ukraine, in Belarus and Moldova. The most common plant variety in our time is Balonsky fennel.

The composition and beneficial properties of fennel

The main property of fennel is its high content of essential oils. So, different parts of the plant contain different amounts of essential oil:

Fruits (seeds) - 6.5%;
Leaves - 0.5%.

Fennel essential oil has a strong aroma and sweetish spicy taste. The beneficial properties of fennel are due to the unique chemical composition and content of numerous substances in it:

Fenchon;
Anethol;
Camphor;
Alpha pinene;
Methylhavicol;
Alpha fellandren;
Limonene;
Cineol;
Terpinolene;
Bornyl acetate;
Citral.

Fennel fruits are rich in fatty oils. So, scientific reviews about fennel contain information that seeds contain from 12 to 18 percent fatty oils. These oils contain many valuable acids:

Oleic;
Petroselinic;
Palmitonovaya;
Linoleic.

The use of the beneficial properties of fennel in fruits is due to such a rich composition. But not only the fruits of fennel have beneficial properties, the use of the leaves and stem of the plant brings significant benefits to the body. So, the composition of the green part of fennel is also rich in various elements:

Glycosides;
Vitamin C;
Carotene;
Flavonoids;
Minerals;
B vitamins.

A distinctive property of fennel, according to culinary experts, is its low calorie content. So, the calorie content of fennel is 31 kcal per 100 g. But 100 grams of fennel fruit is a very impressive mass. It is unlikely that someone immediately eats such an amount. In addition, it would already be an excessive use of this medicinal plant. There are many reviews about fennel, the use of which in large quantities, on the contrary, has a detrimental effect on health. In particular, it can cause stomach upset and even poisoning.

Fennel preparations have the following effects on the body:

Increased secretion of the digestive glands;
Spasmolytic;
Choleretic;
Sedative (sedative);
Diuretic action;
Antibacterial.

Fennel application

The use of fennel, according to patient reviews, has an excellent effect in the treatment of numerous diseases. For medicinal purposes, the fruits of fennel and its leaves are used. Fennel fruits are also used in the manufacture of other medicines, to neutralize the bitterness of drugs and unpleasant odors. This is due to the distinctive property of fennel in the form of a strong odor and rich taste.

Numerous reviews of fennel have noted its beneficial effects on the central nervous system. The antispasmodic and sedative properties of fennel are used in the manufacture of medicines for bronchial asthma.

Fennel oil has been used as an expectorant for the treatment of colds. So, the use of fennel is advisable for the following diseases:

ARVI;
Flu;
Bronchitis;
Pneumonia;
Laryngitis;
Tonsillitis;
Laryngotracheitis.

Fennel oil is also used for flatulence, colitis and indigestion. The property of fennel to improve bowel function is actively used in many diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. The use of fennel, in moderate doses, is also advisable for the prevention of constipation. This property of fennel fruits is used even for newborns and infants, to relieve stomach cramps and colic. The famous "Dill water" is made precisely from the fruits of fennel.

In addition, a decoction of fennel fruits has found application in obstetrics and gynecology. The unique properties of fennel, according to pregnant women, help to improve digestion and relieve attacks of toxicosis (nausea). The same effect of using fennel is achieved when it is used in food by women who have just given birth. The use of fennel helps a woman in labor to establish digestion. In addition, an unusual property of fennel, according to young mothers, is its ability to stimulate lactation. By taking fennel tea, women can quickly establish lactation. In addition, substances that provide the healing properties of fennel penetrate into the child's body through breast milk. Thus, it is possible to avoid excessive gas formation in a small organism. The use of fennel has a beneficial effect on the normalization of the menstrual cycle.

In cooking, fennel is used as a seasoning. Almost the entire plant can be eaten: its bulb, trunk (stem), leaves and seeds. Salads and soups are prepared from fresh herbs and fennel bulbs, according to culinary experts. Fennel fruit perfectly complements meat and fish dishes. In addition, the fruits of fennel are used for canning some vegetables for the winter.

The fennel essential oil is also used in cosmetology and perfumery.

Contraindications to the use of fennel

While the use of fennel and its properties by breastfeeding women is widespread, care must be taken. There are reviews of fennel from women who began to notice signs of allergies in themselves and their child, after excessive use of this plant. The same goes for pregnant women. Do not prescribe and take fennel-based drugs yourself. And even more so, you cannot exceed the recommended intake doses. During pregnancy and lactation, the use of fennel is possible only in consultation with your doctor.

In addition, an absolute contraindication to the use of fennel is the hypersensitivity of the body, or individual intolerance to the fruits of fennel. In this case, a person may feel nausea and dizziness, even from the smell of the plant.

Excessive use of fennel, according to doctors in epilepsy, is extremely dangerous and can be fatal.

Fennel: prices in online pharmacies

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Pharmacy

Grandma's basket Tea for children herbal lemon balm thyme fennel tea for children 1 g 20 pcs.

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Grandma's basket Tea for children herbal lemon balm, thyme, fennel from 5 months 1 g 20 pcs.

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Essential oil Blumenberg (Blumenberg) Fennel ordinary 10 ml

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Essential oil Fennel essential oil 10 ml 1 pc.

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ZdravCity Senna, Fennel & Apricot Gastrointestinal Support Tablets 30 pcs.

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STYX Essential oil Fennel 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!