What are the effects and functions of Xiaohunxiang?

Cumin is a herb also known as fennel. There are many records of this in various Chinese medical books, and its therapeutic effect is very unique and the effect is achieved very quickly. Cumin can not only be used to treat diseases, but also to make various seasonings. In short, eating more fennel in life will not harm the body. Let’s take a look at the effects of fennel.

The main components of fennel are protein, fat, dietary fiber, anethole, fenchone, anisaldehyde, etc. Its aroma mainly comes from aromatic substances such as anethole and anethole. It is a multi-purpose plant that combines medicine, seasoning, food and cosmetic functions.

The tender stems and leaves are used as vegetables and stuffing. Fennel fruit contains 2.8% fennel oil, 50-60% anethole, 18-20% a-anisone, 10% methyl pepper, a-pinene dipentene, anisaldehyde, camphene, etc. The endosperm contains about 15% fatty oil and about 85% protein, starch, sugar and mucus.

It can be used as a spice and is often used in the cooking of meat, seafood, and pasta such as sesame cakes. It is used as a medicine in traditional Chinese medicine. It is warm in nature, spicy in taste, and enters the liver, kidney, spleen, and stomach meridians. Functions: warming the liver and kidneys, warming the stomach qi, dispersing blockages, dispersing cold and relieving pain, regulating qi and harmonizing the stomach. It is used for abdominal pain caused by cold hernia, testicular prolapse, dysmenorrhea in women, cold pain in the lower abdomen, abdominal distension and pain, loss of appetite, vomiting and diarrhea, etc.

Fennel has heat properties: it can resist gastric ulcers, relieve pain, have sex hormone-like effects, etc. Fennel oil has different degrees of antibacterial effects. It can stimulate the gastrointestinal nerves and blood vessels, promote the secretion of saliva and gastric juice, increase appetite and help digestion. 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. Use with caution if you have stomach heat or internal heat.

Fennel - Contraindications

1. Adverse reaction: allergy.

2. Those with Yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire should not take this medicine.

3. "Compendium of Materia Medica": "If there is too much fire in the stomach and kidneys, vomiting, pain, and swelling when exposed to heat, as well as frequent erections, spermatorrhea, and nocturnal emissions, this medicine should be used with discretion."

4. "Ben Cao Shu" states: "If the small intestine, bladder and stomach are suffering from heat, taking this medicine will only make the disease worse."

5. Depei Materia Medica: "It is forbidden to use if there is heat in the lungs and stomach or if there is excessive heat toxicity."