Homeo Tel Treat

The well known aromatic culinary herb called the fennel (SOUNF)was extensively used as an herbal remedy to aid digestion in the ancient eras; it is a very pretty and feathery looking fragrant herb. Digestion and absorption of food is promoted by the herb, as the volatile oils in the plant affect and increase the secretion of digestive enzymes in the stomach. Spasms in the digestive tract are

relaxed by the effective carminative properties of the herb and in addition, the herb also helps in relieving excess abdominal wind, it aids in bringing about a reduction in colic and in reducing the discomfort of hiccoughs, in this role the fennel is an ingredient in the gripe water used to reduce colic. Disorders such as long term indigestion, problems like heartburn, persistent constipation and abdominal pain can be treated using the fennel as a herbal remedy, traditionally the ability of the fennel to increase digestion was known, and it was added to cooking food for this very reason. Many types of disorders which are peculiar to women can be treated with the herbal remedies made from the fennel herb. Lactation was traditionally promoted in nursing mothers in ancient Greece, by giving them fennel, the herb actively aids secretion of breast milk, and digestive troubles in the nursing baby can also be alleviated as the volatile oils in the fennel pass from mother to the baby via the breast milk. Some other uses of the fennel in the treatment of disorders in women include its use as an aid in the regulation of the menstrual cycle and as an herbal aid in relieving period pains during menstruation. Fluid retention in the body is also aided by the strong and effective diuretic properties of the fennel, the volatile oils in the herb are also antiseptic - for this reason, the herb is a very effective remedy for the treatment of urinary infections in patients. The strong detoxification action of the fennel also renders it a very effective remedy for disorders such as arthritis and gout, the herb promotes the quick elimination of accumulated metabolic toxins in the body via the urine, it thus cleanses the body of toxins. Accumulated urinary stones and gravel in the digestive system can also be rid using the fennel based herbal remedy. Sight was believed to be strengthened in many ancient societies by taking the fennel in meals, in addition, many traditional and ancient cultures in Europe used the fennel to prepare herbal eyewash for treating soreness, to beat back tiredness, and to heal the inflammation and infections affecting the eyes of people. An antiseptic action is also observed in the volatile oils extracted from the fennel herb; these oils are the reason that the fennel is useful in the treatment of infections in different parts of the body - and especially the infections affecting the respiratory system of patients. The volatile oil of the fennel are often used diluted as massage oils for topical treatment of the body, and in many external liniments for the treatment of painful joints in the body, the oil is also used to treat abdominal problems especially the ones which involve colic and griping pains. Local application of the oil on the body or the bruised seed exudates is used in alleviating the pain of a toothache and earache in patients. The carminative action - able to expel gas to relieve flatulence - of the fennel herb is the primary reason for the use of the herb in herbal medicine, even though the herbal remedy made from fennel is used as a remedy in treating a variety of other ailments, its main use is in dealing with flatulence and excess abdominal gas affecting patients. The tendency to griping is often treated using a herbal combination containing formula of the fennel along with various herbal purgatives - such as the senna, for example - this treatment usually results in an immediate remedial effect. Fennel is found as a very common ingredient in many European cough remedies - as it has a very good reputation for loosening accumulated phlegm. Colic is relieved in affected infants by giving them fennel water; the herb is also reputed to have strong calming effects on the body of infants. Fennel under chemical analysis in the laboratory has been found to contain a large variety of different chemical constituents in the form of organic compounds, the volatile oil of the plant is however, thought to be responsible for all the different stomachic and carminative properties possessed by the herb. The fruits of the fennel contain about 2 to 6 percent of this important herbal volatile oil, which is the major remedial agent in the herb. The various organic compounds which comprise this important herbal volatile include 50 to 90 percent of the compound called the trans-anethole, followed by 20 percent or less of the compound fenchone, and other compounds such as the estragole, the limonene, the camphene and a-pinene in lesser amounts. The oil when used alone also induces similar remedial actions as the fruit in the body of patients, a strong spasmolytic action - capable of reducing spasms - is also possessed by the oil and this action is mainly felt on the smooth muscles of the body, at least in test animals in the laboratory. The effectiveness of the fennel as a carminative herb may be partly attributed to this property of the volatile fennel oil. Many cosmetic preparations in the market also use extracts of the fennel fruit and especially the volatile fennel oil as the fragrance components in the product, these herbal essences are also used as a flavoring in foods, they are used to add fragrance to many types of beverages, to spice up condiments, and for other culinary preparations. When the fennel essences are used in the very minute amounts in such preparations, the issue of safety does not arise at all and the herbal essence is regarded as being very safe for external or internal uses. A very rare allergic response is sometimes induced by the fennel fruit, though in the large part, considering the quantities of the fruit which is usually added to the herbal fennel based medicinal teas and other kinds of herb based preparations, it is rather innocuous and safe for patients. The same cannot be said for the volatile oil of fennel and this herbal extract must only be used in small amounts, for example, severe skin irritation and even vomiting, physical seizures, and some types of respiratory distress including pulmonary edema have been known to be triggered by taking even small volumes of the oil, even one to five ml of the herbal volatile oil may induce such side effects. The volatile oil must be avoided and must not be used in self-medication, it is best that only the fennel fruits-seeds-be used for purposes of self-medication by patients.