Monday, October 31, 2011

Anise (Pimpinella anisum)


These are medical plants, herbs, grew. It grows as high as 40-70 cm in light, rich soil and moderate moisture requirements.

Parts used: bulb, leaves, seeds and roots.

Primacy of licorice therapy is known for the first time. Pythagoras claimed that increased the strength of fennel, cured insomnia, stimulated appetite, make people more fertile and easier digestion.

Major known ingredients: vitamins, B complex (B1, B2), C, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, iron essences, aromatic.

Pharmacological action: carminative, antispasmodic, expectorant, stimulating the pancreas.

Such as food, fennel is used to cook sweet and savory dishes. It is used as an aphrodisiac since the Greeks. Medical examination confirmed that fennel seeds intensified lust.

Fennel fruit has excellent flavor and are used in herbal medicine. Like a ripe fruit or juice, it is recommended to treat fatigue and to stimulate lactation breastfeeding mothers. "Speech synthesis can be said about fennel is a medicinal plant recommended for curing nervous asthenia, migraines, nausea, rheumatism, coughs, asthma, abdominal pain and slow digestion.