Most people should have seen fennel, especially when we eat some spicy food. Fennel is actually a seasoning, and it can also be said to be a traditional Chinese medicine, which has high therapeutic value. Fennel can be put into dishes or directly soaked in water. What are the effects of fennel soaking in water? What role does fennel seeds have in soaking in water?

1, dispel cold and keep warm

Fennel is warm and pungent. Soaking fennel in water can dispel the body cold, warm the stomach and warm the palace. It is especially suitable for women with spleen and stomach deficiency and dysmenorrhea.

2, appetizing and 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 improve appetite, prevent and treat nausea and vomiting, and can also eliminate phlegm and relieve cough.

3, antibacterial and analgesic

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

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 the breath fresh.

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

Although fennel soaked in water has many benefits, fennel is warm, and drinking too much may cause symptoms of getting angry. In particular, people with yang deficiency and strong fire are not suitable for drinking fennel water to avoid aggravating the body fire.

6. How to soak fennel seeds in water?

Raw materials: fennel seeds

Practice: Fennel seeds are crushed and brewed with boiling water. After stewing for 10 minute, appropriate amount of honey is added and mixed evenly, so it can be drunk. The concentration of fennel seeds in water is according to personal preference.

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

7. How to soak water for dysmenorrhea?

Ingredients: fennel seed10g, ginger: 3 pieces.

Practice: fennel seeds and ginger are decocted with water.

Suggested dosage: Take it 3-5 days before menstrual cramps, 1 dose per day, and take 3-5 doses continuously. Can be used for 3-5 menstrual cycles.

Note: avoid eating fishy and cold food during menstruation.

8, medicinal taboo

Fennel is hot and dry, which is suitable for patients with stomach cramps and people with deficiency-cold constitution. People with yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire had better eat less. Because eating fennel will have side effects and damage their eyesight, so don't take it in large quantities, with a daily limit of 10 grams.