What are the effects, functions and ways to eat fennel?

The main effect of fennel is that it can prevent cancer by regulating sex hormones and reducing stimulation to gastrointestinal function. Everyone knows the therapeutic method of fennel. It can be used to make soup or stir-fry in normal times. It can increase the taste of the dishes. It is very helpful for inflammatory diseases of gastrointestinal function and poor digestion of gastrointestinal function.

Benefits of fennel:

Fennel oil has anti-ulcer, analgesic, sex hormone-like effects, etc., and has antibacterial effects to varying degrees. It can stimulate the gastrointestinal nerves and blood vessels, promote the secretion of saliva and gastric juice, increase appetite and help digestion. Suitable for spleen and stomach deficiency and cold. It is used for diet therapy for patients with intestinal colic and dysmenorrhea.

Cumin: The effects of cumin:

Pharmacological Action

Effects on the digestive system

(1) Effect on gastrointestinal motility: Fennel has a promoting effect on intestinal motility in rabbits. Anethole 2.5×10 g/ml has an excitatory effect on the isolated intestine of mice, and a relaxant effect occurs when the concentration increases. The relaxed intestine also has no response to acetylcholine. The volatile oil of fennel has an initial stimulating effect on the isolated intestine of mice, and then relaxes it. This relaxing effect is about 25% of papaverine, about 28% of anethole, about 3% of aniseone, about 4% of anisealdehyde, about 2% of limonene, and about 1% of eucalyptol. The volatile oil acts on the longitudinal muscle bundles of guinea pig ileum and enhances its contraction, with an EC50 of 6-7μg/ml. The acetone extract of fennel has a stimulating effect on the isolated rectum of quail. The active ingredient is anethole, and the contraction reaction is a histamine-like effect. A tiny water-filled balloon was implanted into the pyloric sphincter layer of the rabbit, and the changes in the balloon's internal pressure were recorded to observe gastric motility. When gastric motility was inhibited by intravenous injection of sodium pentobarbital, oral administration of 24 mg/kg of fennel resulted in a significant recovery of gastric motility, especially at 30 and 35 minutes after administration, when compared with the control group, there was a very significant difference.

(2) Anti-ulcer effect: 600 mg/kg of fennel administered intraduodenally or orally inhibited gastric juice secretion in rats by about 38.9%, 34.9% for Shay ulcer gastric juice secretion, and 33.8% for stress ulcer gastric juice secretion. Fennel - Original Plant

However, oral or intraduodenal administration of fennel powder had no significant effect on aspirin-induced ulcers or stress ulcers in rats.

(3) Choleretic effect: Fennel has a choleretic effect, which can promote bile secretion and increase the solid components of bile.

How to eat;

1. To treat intestinal gas pain and unconsciousness: 1 liang each of fennel (fried with salt), Citrus aurantium (fried with bran), and 1.5 liang of myrrh. Fennel - can be used as both medicine and food. Grind all the medicines into powder. Take one coin each time, mixed with hot wine. (Sheng Hui Fang)

2. Treat stomachache and abdominal pain: 6g each of fennel seeds, ginger, and lindera root, and 9g of stir-fried cyperus rotundus. Decoction in water. (Jiangxi Herbal Medicine)

3. To treat pain under the ribs: 1 liang of fennel (fried), 5 qian of Citrus aurantium (fried with bran). The top is the last. Take three grams each time, mixed with salt water. (Pocket Prescription)

4. To treat low back pain due to kidney deficiency, inability to turn over, lying down and weakness: fennel (fried and ground into powder). Chop the pig kidneys and cut them into thin slices without breaking them. Add medicinal powder layer by layer, wrap them with paper towels, and simmer until cooked. Chew slowly and swallow the wine. (Essentials of Diagnosis and Treatment)

5. To treat diarrhea and urinary incontinence like ointment: Fennel (fried) and neem (fried) in equal parts. Grind the above into fine powder. Take three grams each time, with a cup of warm wine, before meals. ("Saving Life and Excelling")

6. To treat frequent urination at night and constant drinking: Wash and clean fennel of any amount, add a little salt, fry it into powder, use pure glutinous rice balls the size of a hand, roast them until soft before going to bed, dip them in fennel powder and eat them, and wash them down with warm wine. (Puji Fang) .