Herbal Medicine Treatment

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill)

In the fruits of fennel essential oil addition, there are other active substances as flavonoids, and trace Pyranocoumarins Hydroxycoumarins and furanocoumarins.

This drug has full capability to balance the digestive system functions, as well as encouraging the elimination of gas also increases the production of gastrointestinal juice, which stimulates digestion and has anti-spasmodic effect.

Its efficacy and safety has been well demonstrated by the wide traditional use as a carminative with that account.

Also, the fennel has antiseptic and expectorant effect, because some of its active principles (anethole and fenchona) have been shown to increase secretions bronquioalveolares and also stimulate the activity of bronchial cilia.Its use is indicated in dyspepsia, unproductive cough and bronchitis, all adopted by the Commission E of the German Health Ministry. Moreover, traditionally used and continues to treat the aerophagia. It is often use to soothe colic, spastic bowel and small children and infants.

It uses powdered, in capsules or tablets, tea bags or dried, tinctures, syrups and in essential oil. She also serves on numerous mixtures for infusion, mainly digestive and carminative, laxative and expectorant in some preparations. However, this single plant infusion is not recommended, since the fruit without crushing is not effective, and if you are crushed on filters, rapidly loses its activity.

It has a broad safety profile and has almost no adverse reaction in therapeutic doses. However, it is recommended to use essential oil for a period of more than 2 weeks or more than the recommended dose because it is neurotoxic and convulsive. For this reason, you should exercise caution in young children and not to exceed the recommended daily dose.

Fennel has full capability to balance the digestive system functions.

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