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The various fennel teas are attributed with stimulating actions on the motility of the stomach and intestines, and also the increase in salivary secretion due to a reflex phenomenon.
Properties of fennel:
- Carminative
- Antispasmodic
- Antibacterial ed
Antifungal; - Relaxing action on
smooth muscle
Fennel therefore finds space above all in those herbal teas aimed at the symptomatic treatment of digestive disorders, such as slow digestion and gastric dyspepsia, especially when accompanied by swelling, belching and flatulence; it can also be used to alleviate abdominal pain of digestive origin (gaseous colic, such as those of the newborn). Potentially useful is also the fluidifying effect of fennel on catarrhal secretions, in addition to the well-known flavoring effect. The carminative properties of the plant, already known to the ancient Egyptians, favor the physiological elimination of intestinal gas and help digestion, helping to mitigate the annoying sense of abdominal bloating.
For the preparation of the herbal tea, the fruits of fennel are used, improperly called seeds, which contain volatile oils responsible for the aforementioned eupeptic and carminative properties.
The occasional use of fennel herbal tea is not prohibited in any age group; however, prolonged use in high doses is not recommended, while a preventive medical consultation is recommended in the presence of particular diseases and physiological conditions (pregnancy, breastfeeding, newborns ).
The assumption of fennel herbal tea is traditionally suggested to the nurse after each feeding or administered directly to the baby with the bottle between meals; all this in order to stimulate the mother's milk secretion and reduce the onset of gas colic in the newborn, which often accompany him in the first 3-4 months of life.As regards this last point, the therapies currently reported in the literature include the use of antispasmodics and natural drugs such as Fennel, Chamomile and Lemon Balm. A controlled clinical trial looked at 125 infants, between two and twelve weeks old, who were given fennel seed oil or a placebo for 15 days. The evaluation parameters were based on the frequency and duration of the crying. At the end of the observation period, as many as 65 percent of the infants in the verum group no longer suffered from intestinal gas colic, compared with 23.7 of the infants in the placebo group. Furthermore, the study found no noteworthy side effects, despite the very early age of the subjects examined.
For therapeutic purposes, however, standardized preparations are preferred to traditional fennel teas; in infusions, in fact, the quantity of active ingredients extracted varies considerably according to the characteristics of the drug and the extraction method (water temperature, infusion or decoction time, etc.). It is advisable to prefer products with a reduced content of estragole, a molecule with a carcinogenic action that leads some doctors to advise against the use of fennel infusions in the most vulnerable groups of the population (infants, children and pregnant or breastfeeding women).
Let's now see a series of herbal teas based on fennel:
Examples of fennel tea
Carminative fennel herbal tea, against colitis, dyspepsia, swelling, bloating, flatulence
Simple fennel herbal tea against colic in the newborn
A teaspoon for 100-150 ml of water, to be poured on the non-boiling drug to avoid the dispersion of the volatile active ingredients.
Fennel herbal tea against colic in the newborn
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