Great Quality Fennel Seed Grain - 200gr

Properties and benefits of Fennel for health

Between the medicinal properties of fennelThe most popular are those related to various digestive problems. fennel is carminativeand relieves stomach aches, slow digestion and stimulates appetite. In addition, the essential oils it contains exert a regulatory action on the muscles of the intestine, combating both the constipationsmooth as diarrhea, this time for its mild astringent action.

But the benefits of fennel are extensible to the entire respiratory system, being a medicinal plant with expectorant properties, capable of relieving the discomfort offlu, colds or bronchitis , even the cough that smokers often suffer from. It also allows fennel to treat problems of halitosisof various aetiology.

Thediuretic properties of fennel, due to its high content of potassium, they are noticeable but at the same time they are not strong enough to cause drops in blood pressure or put the body's electrolyte balance at risk in the face of prolonged consumption. Fennel is usually consumed, along with other medicinal plants, in phytotherapeutic treatments for cystitisandthe urethritis.

In addition, fennel has galactogenic properties, that is , stimulates milk production in lactating women, although in these cases it offers better results and grain anise has been studied in more depth, another medicinal plant that shares active ingredients with fennel.

In local applications, fennel acts as anti-inflammatory. For this reason, it is used to alleviateconjunctivitisthrough eye baths, or mouth and throat problems, in this case using it as a mouthwash or gargle.