Anise seed

Anis.

Anise is one of the oldest aether-oil medicinal plants. It is an annual umbelliferous plant of the celery family, Botanical relative of fennel and caraway. The birthplace of anise is India. He is known as a spice and medicinal plant in Tibetan, Chinese medical systems, medicines other countries. The use of anise in Ayurveda described in the ancient Scriptures, composed of 4-5 thousand years ago.

The content of useful substances.

Anise fruits contain fatty oil and an essential oil. In addition, they contain protein, sugar, furfural, coffee and chlorogenic acid.

Medicinal properties.

Anise has a sweet and spicy taste, warming the body, reducesVata and Kapha, balances Pitta.

Carminative, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, anesthetic, expectorant, stimulant, improves the metabolic action.

Anise copes with impaired activity of the gastrointestinal tract. Kindle the fire of digestion, improves the secretion of gastric juice, increases intestinal peristalsis and normalizes the secretory function of the digestive system. Helps with stomach and intestinal colic. Apply when there is intestinal bleeding, nervous vomiting, diarrhea. To improve the activity of the digestive tract make tincture 1 teaspoon anise fruits in a glass of boiling water; take this infusion 1/3 Cup half an hour before meals.

Thanks antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, expectorant properties copes with a cold, cough, bronchitis, whooping cough, tracheitis and laryngitis. Chronic cough, you can use the following recipe: in a glass of boiling water to brew 1 tablespoon anise seed, wait until cool; drink with honey to 6 tablespoons per day. As expectorant and a means of thinning phlegm, hourly drink 50 ml of decoction of seed spices (20 grams to 1 liter of water). It is recommended to drink a decoction of anise seeds and loss of voice.

Anise treats gynecological diseases, helps with painful menstruation. Increases the quantity of milk in nursing mothers (if wormwood, increasing lactation, gives the milk a bitter taste, anise makes it enjoyable).

Anise cleanses the liver and kidneys. Known as a strong diuretic. Easy liver cirrhosis and hepatitis.

Spice sharpens auditory, visual and tactile perception. With its ability to improve brain circulation, anise helps with encephalopathy, stroke, epilepsy. Since ancient times, tea with anise used as a sedative, because it has beneficial effects on mood, eliminating manifestations of melancholy, hypochondria, fear, aggression, anger and irritability.

Anise is a well - known deodorant, effective for unpleasant mouth odor; it will remove the smell of garlic, wine fume.

Anise brings relief to those suffering from dropsy, cures scurvy.

Contraindications: seeds of anise not indicated during pregnancy, as well as people who suffer from high acidity of the stomach, peptic ulcer disease, allergic diseases of the skin and respiratory tract, increased blood clotting.

Use in cooking.

Anise fruits are good for flavoring bakery products. They are added in pies, cookies, cakes.

Put anise and sweet rice dishes, puddings, fruit salads. And in canned fruits, particularly apples, pears and plums.

Peculiar taste the anise gives the vegetables - beets, red cabbage, cucumbers and carrots. Add anise in soups and stews and pickles. Many national dishes use anise in the pickling cabbage. Anise spice pickled apples.

Anise seed is able to "score" other odors so they are used for odorants some food.

Of distilled anise seed anise oil and prepare anise essence.