The efficacy and function of fried fennel

Fennel is a common medicine in life that is both a medicine and a food. Therefore, this medicine is not only common in treating diseases, but some people also use it as a seasoning. Fennel can be used to treat some stomach diseases, and patients can also eat some fennel to drive away the cold when they have a cold. In northern my country, fennel is very common, so what are the effects and functions of fried fennel?

Many people only regard fennel as an ordinary food ingredient, but they don’t know that fennel is a plant that combines food, medicine and seasoning. It is often eaten in the north, but not common in the south. It has the effects of dispelling cold and relieving pain, warming the liver and stomach. In addition, fennel also has anti-ulcer and analgesic effects.

1. Fennel has the effect of dispelling cold and relieving pain. It has a good effect on uterine cold, waist and back pain, abdominal distension, loose stools and hernia caused by cold and dampness and qi stagnation. It is often used in combination with warming and qi-regulating drugs such as cinnamon, agarwood, and Linderae odoratum. To treat dysmenorrhea caused by excessive exposure to wind and cold, wading in rain and water, and stagnation of qi in women, 15 grams of fennel powder can be taken 3 days before menstruation for 3 consecutive days. It can warm the meridians, dispel cold, promote qi circulation and relieve pain.

2. Fennel can regulate qi and harmonize the stomach. If you encounter stomach cold, vomiting, loss of appetite, and stomach bloating and pain, you can use it in combination with dried ginger, costus root, etc. Patients with chronic gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers who show symptoms such as cold pain in the stomach, preference for warmth, fear of cold and cold limbs can be treated with 100 grams of fennel and 200 grams of ginger, pounded together, stir-fried until yellow, and ground into powder. Take 10 grams of the medicine with millet soup in the morning and evening.

Fry fennel, put it into a cloth bag and apply it to the stomach or lower abdomen. It has a good analgesic effect on the above-mentioned stomachache or abdominal pain caused by cold stagnation and dysmenorrhea. Modern medical research shows that the mechanism of fennel in treating gastrointestinal diseases lies in the rich fennel oil contained in its cells. This substance can stimulate gastrointestinal motility, help eliminate gas and relieve pain. Therefore, it is often used clinically as a safe and effective anti-bloating drug.

3. Fennel can be fried into fennel oil. The aniseoxide component in fennel oil also has antibacterial effects. It can help kill harmful bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract and promote the healing of inflammation and ulcers.

Patients with ulcers due to deficiency and cold often have a pale and dull complexion, poor appetite, or attacks in cold weather, or occasional heartburn, or those who are found to have superficial ulcers through gastroscopy, often have weak pulses, light red tongue, and a slightly thick white tongue coating. Prescription: 10 grams each of fennel, cyperus rotundus, and angelica dahurica, 15 grams each of cuttlefish bone and stir-fried Panax notoginseng powder, 12 grams of Corydalis, and 6 grams of rhubarb. Usage: Grind into fine powder, put into No. 1 hollow capsules, take 3 times a day, 3 capsules each time with warm water, on an empty stomach. It can not only relieve acid and pain, but also help the healing of ulcers.

4. In addition, fennel has therapeutic effects. The spice is 3 to 5 grams each time, and fennel is 60 to 80 grams each time. Suitable for spleen and stomach deficiency and cold. It can be used as a dietotherapy for patients with intestinal colic and dysmenorrhea. The method of consumption is: take a little fennel, stir-fry it, boil it into a soup, remove the residue, then add rice, and cook it into rice porridge for consumption. People with yin deficiency and excess fire should avoid eating it. When using fennel as stuffing, it should be blanched in boiling water. When used in the preparation of braised dishes, it is best to use it with Sichuan peppercorns.

The fruit of the star anise tree of the Magnoliaceae family is also called fennel in medicine, which is the aniseed or star anise in condiments and is called aniseed in medicine. The medicinal functions of this substance are similar to those of fennel, but its smell is thicker and not as spicy and fragrant as fennel. Its effects on regulating qi and dispelling cold are also relatively inferior.

Through the above introduction, everyone has learned something about the effects and functions of fennel. Don’t underestimate fennel in the future. When choosing fennel, try to choose one with full texture, yellow-green color, and strong aroma. Pregnant women should not eat too much fennel, but breastfeeding mothers can drink fennel barley tea, which can increase the mother's milk.