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Fennel Seed 16 oz.

Fennel Seed 16 oz.

Regular price $ 7.20 USD
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Sweet, anise-flavored fennel seed together with thyme, nettle, mugwort, etc., has been revered as one of nine Anglo-Saxon sacred herbs for its conventional health benefits. The spice is one of the most sought-after ingredients in many popular cuisines all over the Mediterranean regions.

Fennel is a perennial herb belonging to the parsley (Umbelliferae) family; a broad family of herbs and spices which also includes some of other common members such as caraway, dill, anise, cumin…etc. Scientific name of fennel isFoeniculum vulgare var. dulce.

Fennel seeds also have diuretic and stomachic propeties.

  • Fennel has long been used as a remedy for flatulence and indigestion in traditional medicines.

  • Fennel seed decoction or added as spice in food has been found to increase breast milk secretion in nursing mothers.

  • Fennel water often is used in newborn babies to relieve colic pain and help aid digestion.

  • Fennel seed oil is used to relieve coughs, bronchitis and as massage oil to cure joint pains.

Fennel seed should be avoided in large doses. Compounds in fennel may be neuro-toxic in higher concentrations and may cause hallucinations and seizures. It may exacerbate estrogen receptor-linked cancer conditions like endometrial, breast, ovarian... etc., due to high concentration of estrogenic compounds in it. Pregnant women may be advised to avoid eating fennel in large amounts.

 

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