Anisi fructus

Anisi fructus

Apiaceae (Umbelliferae).

Popular title: cereal seed, sweet cumin, anise pigeon.

Used parts: the mature fruit.

Pharmacy name: anise fruits - Anisi fructus (formerly: Fructus Anisi), Anisova oil - Anisi aetheroleum (formerly: Oleum Anisi).

Botanical description. This is an annual herbaceous plant reaches a height of about 50 cm and is fixed in the soil fusiform roots. The round shaft at the top of the branches. The lower leaves from the stem, neraschlenennye, gear in the middle of the stalks are three-, and at the top - twice or trizhdyperistorassechennye. The heads - 7 - 15-beam umbrellas, without wrappers or with only one inherent leaf. Zontichki same, bearing small white flowers, in contrast, often have few leaves wrappers. Blossoms from July to September. Do anise Eastern origin. His widely cultivate in the territory of the former Soviet Union, in India, as well as in Western Europe (especially in the Mediterranean). It went around the culture of anise and America. In Germany, it can be found at the gardens, where it is and it "runs at will" and then run wild. It should be carefully defined - can be confused with other poisonous umbrella.

Collecting and harvesting. Collect anise solely on cultural plantations. When the fruit is fully ripe, the plants seem eager or slope, dried in air and obmolachivayut. Round-ovoid fruits of anise, like all umbrella, composed of two plodikov, but fall into them, though not always.

The active substances. Pleasant aroma of the fruits of anise due to volatile oil, which is in good material contains up to 2-3%. The main component of the essential oil - trans-anetol. In addition, the fruit of anise oil much fat, sugar and protein.

Curative effect and application. Anis eliminates the flatulence, strengthens the stomach, well helps with cough. Despite this seemingly popular, it must be noted that Anis had always remained on the sidelines. " Among the means to bloating of the family umbrella is more efficient cumin, anise and against cough should prefer fennel. Nevertheless, in both the case and did not refuse from anise as a tea or in the form of various galenicals drugs (Anisova drops). But, perhaps, in the first place all the same is its use of cough.

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Anise tea: 1 teaspoon to the top of the fruit, which previously need to grind or crush (better in mortar), pour 1 / 4, I boiled water in 10 minutes and filter. From cough drink 2-5 times a day for a cup of tea, sweetened with honey. Diabetics than sugar! This tea is especially suitable for small children. Against flatulence and for strengthening the stomach Anisova offer unsweetened tea for 2-5 cups per day.

My special advice. I have already said that anise is always in second place, if we compare it with the fennel or caraway seeds. Nevertheless, he has one big advantage - of the three plants he has the best taste. Therefore, I recommend to use cumin, anise and fennel mixed in equal parts, when prepared as a medicinal tea for adults and children:

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Tea from a mixture of cumin, fennel and anise:
Caraway seeds (crushed fruit) 25.0
Fennel (crushed fruit) 25.0
Anise (crushed fruit) 25.0

Preparation and dosage of the tea are the same as for Anisova.

Use as a spice. Aromatic herbs that are useful for digestion and relieving from the windy, used with success in the kitchen. Anise is widely thought of as a spice to enhance the digestion, for flavoring bread, sauerkraut, fresh white and red but headed cabbages, many salads. 6 dishes of fruit, you can also add a little Anisova fruit, fruit soups, such as this are becoming more "sophisticated." Do not forget, and many Anisova vodka.

Note. Often, as a spice and medicine used bowk (Illicium verum), known in Germany as "zvezdchaty anise, although these plants are not close to. Homeland bowk - Southern China and Northern Vietnam, where it is grown, as in other tropical areas. Wild bucket - a small evergreen tree with oblong leaves and pointed tselnokraynimi spherical flowers. Earlier botanists carried this plant to the family Magnoliaceae, but now the release of a special family Illiciaceae. Bowk known mostly for Christmas spicy pastries, which adds it milled off. As a remedy against cough, with loss of appetite, flatulence, and against indigestion bowk currently little used. The use of homeopathy. Loss of appetite and diarrhea in young children whose teeth are cut, and as a sedative used Anisum in the first and second breeding (Dt and D1), taking 3-5 times a day for 5-10 (15) drops.

The use of traditional medicine. What has been said about the use of anise, also applies to traditional medicine. But that said Ieronim Bok, in his Travnikov (Strasbourg, 1577), which lists all areas of the anise in traditional medicine: "Seeds of anise or drugs are not only pleasant but also very useful for those who have difficult breathing and who is not sleeping . They bring alleviate suffering from dropsy, which opens the liver, moving urine, thirst easier, avoids windy. Anise is good for all internal stomach, lung, liver and uterus, because it reinforces, warms and heals stomach and internal organs, has a good scent, soothes pain and rezi and others. The use of anise to stimulate the secretion of milk is very popular today.

Adverse effects. Although rare, but may be an allergic reaction of skin, respiratory tract or digestive tract.