Foeniculum vulgare can regulate qi and stomach. In case of stomach cold, vomiting, loss of appetite and epigastric pain, fennel can be combined with dried ginger and radix aucklandiae.
Fennel can fry fennel oil, and anisole in fennel oil also has antibacterial effect, which can help kill harmful bacteria in gastrointestinal tract and promote the healing of inflammation and ulcer.
In addition, fennel also has a dietotherapy effect, with 3-5g of spice and 60-80g of fennel. Suitable for patients with spleen and stomach deficiency, colic and dysmenorrhea for dietotherapy. When used in the production of braised dishes, the best effect is obtained when used in combination with pepper.
What is called fennel in medicine is also the fruit of Illicium verum in Magnoliaceae, that is, aniseed or star anise in seasoning, which is called anise in medicine. The medicinal function of this product is similar to that of fennel, but its smell is rather thick, not as pungent, dry and fragrant as fennel, and its functions of regulating qi and dispelling cold are relatively inferior.
The medicinal value of fennel has the effects of dispelling cold, relieving pain, regulating qi and regulating stomach. Salted fennel has the effect of warming kidney, dispelling cold and relieving pain. It can be used for abdominal pain due to cold hernia, testicular deviation, dysmenorrhea, cold pain in less abdomen, abdominal distension, vomiting and diarrhea due to anorexia. Salted fennel is used for abdominal pain due to cold hernia, testicular deviation and abdominal pain due to menstruation.
1 Treatment of intestinal gas pain and unconsciousness:
One or two fennel (fried with salt) and one or two bitter orange (fried with bran), and half two with myrrh. All medicines are the last. Every time you take it, it costs one yuan, and the hot wine is adjusted. ("Shenghuifang")
2. Treat stomachache and abdominal pain:
6g of fennel seed, 6 g of Alpinia officinarum and 6 g of Lindera root, and 9g of fried Cyperus tuber. Decoct with water. (Jiangxi Herbs)
3 Treatment of kidney deficiency, low back pain, inability to turn sideways, and weakness:
Fennel (stir-fried, ground). Break pork kidney, make thin slices, mix powder layer by layer, wrap it in water and paper, and simmer. Chew carefully and swallow wine. (Essentials of Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment)
4 treatment of enuresis:
Foeniculum vulgare 6g, ootheca mantidis 15g. Putting into pig urine cells, baking and grinding. 3g each time, twice a day. (Jilin Chinese Herbal Medicine)
5. Treatment of epigastric pain:
Foeniculum vulgare and Fructus Aurantii each12g, Radix Linderae/kloc-0 ~12g, Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis 8 ~12g, Fructus Citri Sarcodactylis 8 ~10g, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae and Radix Glycyrrhizae 8g. Usage: decoct in water into 300ml, and take it twice a day.
6 Treatment of dysmenorrhea During menstrual cramps, the abdomen is cold and painful, the face is pale and dull, the tongue is pale and the coating is white. When the pain is hot, it will be relieved. If the pain is severe, it will vomit and the pulse will be weak.
Foeniculum vulgare, Ligusticum Chuanxiong, Angelica sinensis, Cyperus rotundus each10g, Evodia rutaecarpa 3g, Jiang Banxia, Paeonia lactiflora preparata each12g, Yanhu and Codonopsis pilosula each15g, and Radix Glycyrrhizae preparata 8g.
Side effects of fennel 1, excessive use of fennel can cause allergic phenomenon, so if you feel uncomfortable or have allergic skin after taking it, you should ask your doctor immediately!
2. If people with small intestine, bladder and stomach viscera syndrome take fennel, these diseases will become more serious.
3, because fennel has the effect of invigorating the stomach and promoting qi circulation, and it is hot and dry, so if the lungs and stomach are hot and toxic, diet will cause lung and stomach damage.
4, causing visual damage, fennel is not suitable for short-term use in large quantities, otherwise there will be side effects that will damage vision. Take it every day. The limit is10g. If it exceeds this, you should consider it.
5, fennel is hot and dry, if you eat too much, you will have symptoms such as mouth inflammation and tongue sores, and even cause stomach heat or stomach fire!
How to eat fennel The seeds of fennel are condiments, and its stems and leaves are also fragrant, which are often used as fillings for steamed stuffed buns, jiaozi and other foods. The main ingredients they contain are fennel oil, which can stimulate gastrointestinal nerve and blood vessels, promote the secretion of digestive juice, increase gastrointestinal peristalsis and eliminate accumulated gas, so it has the effects of invigorating stomach and promoting qi circulation; Sometimes gastrointestinal peristalsis will decrease after excitement, which will help to relieve spasm and pain.
Fennel looks like cumin, which is a little bigger and a little greener than cumin. It is usually used when stewing meat or making steamed buns. The so-called five spices or thirteen spices all include this kind of thing. Because eating more fennel will have side effects that will damage vision, it is not suitable for short-term use in large quantities, and the upper limit should be10g per day. And hot and dry, it is more suitable for deficiency and cold constitution, and the amount of food should not be too much each time.