As a dietary vegetable, fennel is not only edible, but also helpful to human health. What are the specific functions and functions of fennel?
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The efficacy of fennel
Fennel can stimulate appetite, regulate qi and dispel cold, and help Yang Dao. Indications: moderate cold, anorexia, nausea and vomiting, abdominal cold pain; Hernia pain, testicular swelling and pain; Qi stagnation of spleen and stomach, abdominal distension and pain.
Fennel can detoxify, relieve pain, stimulate appetite, tonify kidney, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, so it can be used for abdominal pain and drainage. It can also dispel cold and relieve pain, treat stomach cold, abdominal pain and gastric colic, which is good for digestive system; It can also regulate qi and relieve pain, and regulate middle qi and lower qi. Fennel tea can also be used to stop vomiting, treat indigestion, halitosis, eliminate flatulence, improve colic, treat constipation, induce diuresis and detoxify, and is regarded as a good medicine for losing weight. It can also increase the milk secretion of lactating women, so it also has a good breast enhancement effect.
China Pharmacopoeia contains fennel preparation, which is often used for invigorating stomach, dispelling cold, promoting qi circulation and relieving pain. Aniline can promote the maturation of bone marrow cells and release them into peripheral blood, and has obvious effect of increasing white blood cells, mainly neutrophils, which can be used for leukopenia.
The main components of fennel are protein, fat, dietary fiber, anethole, fennel ketone, anisaldehyde and so on. Its aroma mainly comes from aroma substances such as anethole and anisaldehyde. It is a multi-purpose plant with medicinal, flavoring, edible and cosmetic functions. Young stems and leaves are used as vegetables and fillers. Fennel fruit contains fennel oil 2.8%, anethole 50-60%, a- anisone 18-20%, methyl pepper 10% and a- pinene dipentene, anisaldehyde, camphene and so on. The endosperm contains about 65438 05% fatty oil, and about 85% protein, starch, sugar and mucus. It can be used as a spice and is often used to cook pasta, such as meat, seafood and sesame cakes. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it is warm in nature and pungent in taste, and enters the liver, kidney, spleen and stomach meridians. It has the effects of warming liver and kidney, warming stomach qi, dispersing stagnation, dispelling cold, relieving pain, regulating qi and regulating stomach. Can be used for treating abdominal pain due to cold hernia, testicular deviation, dysmenorrhea, abdominal cold pain, abdominal distension, anorexia, vomiting and diarrhea.
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The role of fennel
Illicium verum is a common seasoning, which is necessary for cooking fish stew and making braised dishes. They are called "fennel" because they can remove the smell of meat and add flavor again. Star anise is aniseed, and its scientific name is "Star anise". Fennel seeds are condiments, and their stems and leaves are also fragrant, and they are often used as fillings for steamed stuffed buns, jiaozi and other foods. The main ingredient they contain is fennel oil, which can stimulate gastrointestinal nerves and blood vessels, promote the secretion of digestive juice, increase gastrointestinal peristalsis and eliminate gas accumulation, so it has the effect of invigorating stomach and promoting qi circulation; Sometimes gastrointestinal peristalsis will decrease after excitement, which will help relieve spasm and pain.
Fennel also has anti-ulcer, analgesic and sex hormone-like effects, and fennel oil has different degrees of antibacterial effect. It can stimulate gastrointestinal nerves and blood vessels, promote the secretion of saliva and gastric juice, stimulate appetite and help digestion. Suitable for spleen and stomach deficiency and cold. Patients with colic and dysmenorrhea are used for diet therapy. The eating method is: take a little fennel, fry it, fry the residue, add rice and cook it into rice porridge.
Fresh fennel can be used as an ornamental plant, and seeds and leaves can be bathed, which can relieve fatigue and treat cold hands and feet. The leaves, seeds and tender stems of fennel can be eaten as vegetables or used to cook broth. Because of its deodorizing function, it is often cooked with fish or fishy meat to eliminate its fishy smell; Indians often chew melon seeds after meals to get rid of bad breath. The Romans also used its digestive properties to add to desserts or make seasonings. Fennel oil extracted from seeds is mostly used for flavoring to remove fishy smell or medicine to treat abdominal distension and overeating.
Avoid drinking.
Because eating more fennel will have the side effect of damaging vision, it is not suitable for short-term large-scale use, and the upper limit should be 10 g per day. Moreover, it is hot and dry, which is more suitable for deficiency and cold constitution. Don't eat too much at a time. Fennel, fennel, fennel seed, fennel seed, using parts: leaves and seeds, dosage: fresh fennel 5- 10g, dried fennel 3-5g, fennel seed 4-5g, brewing method: brewing with hot water.