Fennel
Botanical Name: Foeniculum vulgare
Unani Name: Shamar
Taste: Bitter, Sweet
Mizaj: Heating & Drying
Actions: Carminative, stimulant, diaphoretic, galactagogue, emmenagogue, aphrodisiac
Therapeutic uses: Nauseousness, amenorrhea, expectorant, secretion of breast milk, urine (good for kidney problems), sweat, etc. It is a corrective for griping caused by herbs like senna.
Dosage/Application:
- Powdered added to water/milk
- Infusion - after food to help digestion and secreting breast milk for mothers
- Decoction - (seeds) stomach chills, colic, abdominal pains, (root) kidney stones, urinary problems
- Tincture: digestive problems
- Gargle/mouthwash: gum disorders, loose teeth, laryngitis, sore throats
- Essential oil: total do 25 drops of fennel, thyme & eucalyptus oil in 25 ml sunflower/almond oil and rub on the chest for chest complaints
- Chewed
*Caution: fennel is a uterine stimulant, so be mindful of large dosages during pregnancy.
Reference:
Chishti, Ghulam Moinuddin. The Traditional Healer's Handbook: A Classic Guide to the Medicine of Avicenna. Inner Traditions/Bear, 1991.
Ody, Penelope. The Complete Medicinal Herbal. Dorling Kindersley, 1993.
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