Anise
Recipes for using the medicinal properties of anise ordinary
Anise ordinary: description
Anise is an annual plant that grows up to 50 cm in height. The stem branches at the top of the plant. Inflorescences are medium-sized - 7-15-rayed umbrellas, often with one cover leaf. The flowers are white and small. The umbrellas on which the flowers are attached have several leaves of the wrapper. The fruit is a greenish-gray ovoid two-seed. Anise blooms in June-July, the plant bears fruit in August and September. It is necessary to carefully study what kind of plant is in front of you, as it is easy to confuse it with poisonous plants.
Anise is a plant native to Lebanon and has been known for a long time. The ancient Romans used anise seeds to heal the whole body, and also for food, sprinkling these seeds on bread. Pliny wrote that anise perfectly refreshes breath, and most importantly, rejuvenates the body. Anise shoots were tied at the head of beds to purify the air and relieve nightmares.
Anise harvest
It is very easy to prepare this useful herb. Anise is harvested in the second half of summer, when more than half of the fruits are ripe. It is necessary to pick them after ripening, dry them in the fresh air or in a well-ventilated room.
The healing properties of anise ordinary
The action of anise is determined by the content of essential oil in the fruits of the plant. It has anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic properties. The plant is used as an expectorant, anesthetic, disinfectant, diaphoretic and antipyretic agent. It improves the secretory function of the respiratory tract and gastrointestinal tract, intestinal motility, stimulates appetite, enhances the effect of antibiotics, relieves depression, relieves headaches, eliminates symptoms of tachycardia, improves kidney function, dissolves kidney stones, as well as in the bladder and stimulates sexual activity. The smell of anise oil is not tolerated by insects, so it is used against mosquitoes, flies and bedbugs.
Application of anise seeds
Anise seeds are highly prized all over the world. After all, they are part of the medicinal preparations, which are used as laxatives, diaphoretic and gastric drugs. Interestingly, anise seeds are used in the perfumery, alcoholic beverage and food industries.
The plant is used for the processes of inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, for spasms, flatulence, constipation. Another decoction can be used to treat laryngitis, tracheitis, cough, asthma and pneumonia. You can use the broth as a means to improve digestion, with intestinal bleeding, which may appear after medical intervention. It is especially effective for painful menstruation and irregularities. This broth is also used for preventive purposes. It perfectly improves the functioning of the pancreas and liver.
A decoction of seeds will be useful for young mothers, as it can improve lactation, and in children it can be used to dilute phlegm.
If you add a little honey to the broth, you get an effective remedy for hoarseness. And when we add egg white to the broth, we get a remedy for burns.
Anise seed decoction recipe
Recipe for decoction with honey: 1 tablespoon of seeds should be poured with 1 glass of hot water, boil for 15 minutes, then leave for 20 minutes, then strain, and then add 1 tablespoon of honey and 1 tablespoon of brandy, stir.
The broth should be taken warm, 1 spoon 3-4 times a day.
Anise tea
Anise seed tea is prepared as follows: pour 1 teaspoon of seeds with a glass of boiling water, leave for 10 minutes, then filter. We drink when coughing, flatulence, and stomach problems. You need to drink 1 cup several times a day.
Anise fruit treatment
The fruits of the plant have a fresh light aroma and are often used for aromatherapy purposes. Also fruits are added to tea and medicines for flavoring. Anise fruits are popular in bakery and confectionery industries, in cooking they are used in baking. It is often added to pickles and pickles, to seasonings and soups, to cereals and sweet dishes, to compotes and fruit salads.
In folk medicine, the fruits of anise are extremely popular. Fruit infusions have antispasmodic, expectorant, diuretic properties, diuretic and antimicrobial properties are slightly less powerful.
Anise fruits are used in the treatment of bronchitis, pneumonia, bronchial asthma and tracheitis. In gynecology, the agent is used to stimulate labor. There are also special teas, which include anise fruits, which stimulate the appetite. Anise fruits reduce the manifestation of flatulence and pain in the intestines, which are associated with the intake of laxatives, after taking in patients, digestion improves and the motor and secretory function of the stomach normalizes. Anise fruits are used to treat cystitis, pyelonephritis.
Anise fruit recipes
Anise tincture for bad breath
Pour 2 teaspoons of dried fruits with a glass of boiling water, leave for 1 hour. Rinse your mouth and throat for a third of a glass several times a day 30 minutes before meals.
Anise tincture for general health promotion
From the fruit of anise, you can also prepare a tincture. 40 g of fruits are infused in a glass of vodka for 7-10 days. It is necessary to take the remedy 20-25 drops 3 times a day.
Anise fruit significantly improves skin function. To do this, you need 1 teaspoon of fruits, pour 0.5 liters of boiling water, leave for 1 hour and strain. Should be taken 4 times a day for half a glass.
Contraindications for use
Sometimes the plant can cause skin allergies. You should not use anise during pregnancy, and you should also not drink anise decoction for chronic diseases of the digestive tract, for gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer. If the patient has not previously been treated with this remedy, then the use should be started with small doses. If the medicine is easily tolerated (there will be no nausea, headaches, etc.), then the next day you can use the working dosage.
The author of the article: Sokolova Nina Vladimirovna | Phytotherapist
Education: Diploma in "General Medicine" and "Therapy" received at the Pirogov University (2005 and 2006). Advanced training at the Department of Phytotherapy at the Peoples' Friendship University of Moscow (2008).
