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Conditions Treated Using Fennel:
Name: Fennel
Other Names: Foeniculum vulgare, Fenkel, Sweet Fennel, Wild Fennel
Description: Fennel is grown all over the world both as herb and as spice. All plant parts are edible: roots, stalks and leaves, with the spice coming from the dried seeds. Fennel is also called Foeniculum vulgare, Fenkel, Sweet Fennel and Wild Fennel. Fennel, a hardy, perennial, umbelliferous herb, with yellow flowers and feathery leaves, grows wild in most parts of temperate Europe, but is generally considered indigenous to the shores of the Mediterranean, whence it spreads eastwards to India. In the first century, Pliny noted that after snakes had shed their skins, they ate fennel to restore their sight. It has since been used as a wash for eyestrain and irritations. Chinese and Hindus used it as a snake bite remedy. It is carminative, a weak diuretic and mild stimulant. The oil is added to purgative medication to prevent intestinal colic. Fennel was once used to stimulate lactation. It allays hunger and was thought to be a cure for obesity in Renaissance Europe. It should not be used in high dosages as it causes muscular spasms and hallucinations. The major constituents of Fennel, which include the terpenoid anethole, are found in the volatile oil. Anethole and other terpenoids inhibit spasms in smooth muscles, such as those in the intestinal tract, and this is thought to contribute to fennel’s use as a carminative (gas-relieving and gastrointestinal tract cramp-relieving agent). Related compounds to anethole may have mild estrogenic actions, although this has not been proven in humans. Fennel is also thought to possess diuretic (increase in urine production), choleretic (increase in production of bile), pain-reducing, fever-reducing, and anti-microbial actions. The seeds are used as a flavoring agent in many herbal medicines, and to help disperse flatulence. The seeds, and roots, also help to open obstructions of the liver, spleen & gall bladder, and to ease painful swellings, in addition to helping with yellow jaundice, the gout and occasional cramps.
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Liver Cancer Home Remedy Using Fennel And Sage
Added by Annette 16 months ago
Conditions Treated: Cancer
Specific Conditions Treated: Liver Cancer
Ingredients Participating: Fennel, Sage
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Rated 3.0
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Conjunctivitis Home Remedy Using Fennel
Added by Tunika 18 months ago
Conditions Treated: Eyes
Specific Conditions Treated: Conjunctivitis
Ingredients Participating: Fennel
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Rated 5.0
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Cough Home Remedy Using Garlic Fennel Caraway And Water
Added by mspaula 18 months ago
Conditions Treated: Respiratory
Specific Conditions Treated: Cough
Ingredients Participating: Garlic, Fennel, Caraway, Water
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Rated 5.0
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Anorexia Nervosa Home Remedy Using Fennel Mint And Water
Added by mspaula 19 months ago
Conditions Treated: Mental Health
Specific Conditions Treated: Anorexia Nervosa
Ingredients Participating: Fennel, Mint, Water
Anorexia means loss of appetite. It is a symptom of disturbed digestion and common in all diseases which lead to general weakness. This condition results from failure of the activi... more
Rated 5.0
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Gout Home Remedy Using Fennel
Added by Marjina 20 months ago
Conditions Treated: Musculoskeletal
Specific Conditions Treated: Gout
Ingredients Participating: Fennel
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Where To Buy Fennel
27 Northdown Road, St. Peter's, Broadstairs, Kent
United Kingdom CT10 2UW
+44 (0) 1843 600201
13 www.thesuperfoodco.co.uk, Reading
United Kingdom RG6 1LE
(0208) 144 7404
