Fennel is a common Chinese medicine, but fennel is often used in our daily life, especially in the production of some dishes, because many seasonings are actually made of Chinese medicine, and many people who know how to keep healthy will use these Chinese medicines to regulate their bodies, such as soaking fennel in water. So, what does fennel do?

1, dispel cold and keep warm

Fennel is warm and pungent. Fennel soaked in water can dispel body cold, warm stomach and warm palace. It is especially suitable for women with spleen and stomach weakness and dysmenorrhea.

2, appetizing vomiting

Anisodone and anisaldehyde contained in fennel seeds can produce special aroma and stimulate the secretion of gastric juice and saliva. Soaking fennel seeds in water can stimulate appetite, prevent nausea and vomiting, and eliminate phlegm and relieve cough.

3, antibacterial and analgesic

The volatile oil contained in fennel contains many active ingredients, which have anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and analgesic effects, and can improve or alleviate traumatic sprain.

Step 4 clean your mouth

Fennel soaking in water can also treat halitosis, clean the mouth and reduce oral residue. The special aroma of fennel can keep your breath fresh.

5. What's the effect of drinking too much?

Although fennel soaking in water has many benefits, fennel is warm, and symptoms of getting angry may occur if you drink too much. In particular, people with yang deficiency and strong fire are not suitable for drinking fennel water, so as not to aggravate the body fire.

6. How to soak fennel seeds in water?

Raw materials: fennel seeds

Practice: Fennel seeds are mashed and brewed with boiling water. After stewing 10 minutes, add some honey and mix well. The concentration of fennel seeds in water depends on personal preference.

Suggested dosage: drink 1 cup fennel seed water every day.

7. How to soak in water for dysmenorrhea?

Ingredients: fennel seed10g, 3 slices of ginger.

Practice: fennel seeds and ginger are decocted in water.

Suggested dosage: take it 3-5 days before menstruation, daily 1 dose, and take 3-5 doses continuously. Can be used for 3-5 menstrual cycles.

Note: avoid eating fishy cold food during menstruation.

8. The difference with cumin

1, appearance difference

Fennel is much bigger than fennel and slightly curved in shape. Fennel is green, while cumin is dark and yellow.

2. Flavor difference

Fennel: It smells delicious and tastes slightly sweet.

Cumin: It tastes slightly spicy and is one of the main spices of curry.

3. Differences in origin

Fennel: Originated in Europe, it is mainly produced in Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning and other places in China, and is planted all over the country.

Cumin: Cumin is native to the Mediterranean coast of Egypt. Cumin is only produced in Xinjiang, China and Hexi Corridor of Sweet Potato.

4. Composition differences

Fennel contains active ingredients such as anethole, anisaldehyde and anisone. It has many functions such as stimulating appetite and helping digestion.

The effective components in the volatile oil of Cuminum Cuminum L. are oleanolic acid, etc.

5. Differences in usage

Fennel: It is mostly used to stew mutton and make mutton soup.

Cumin: Cumin will give off a strange smell when soaked in hot high temperature or hot oil, so it is often used to stir-fry mutton with onions or barbecue.