Whats is the Fennet?

Fennel has been widely used in cosmetics and cooking, in addition to having health benefits. Most often, fennel is marketed as a dried plant to be taken as an infusion, as an essential oil, in capsules, syrup.

Benefits

• Undoubtedly, one of the most well-known benefits of fennel is its ability to facilitate digestion and promote the proper functioning of the intestine thanks to its antispasmodic, carminative, detoxifying or diuretic properties. Thus, we can use fennel infusion for gas, to combat acidity, abdominal distension, diarrhea, gastrointestinal spasms or irritable bowel symptoms.
• It is also a diuretic, so it promotes the purification of toxins and prevents infections such as cystitis or urethritis from appearing. In this sense, as it favors the emission of urine, it is also advised to people with a tendency to retain liquids.
• Fennel infusion is effective in reducing menstrual cramps and menopause symptoms. In addition, as fennel is emmenagogue it helps to regulate menstruation. It is antiseptic, healing, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant so it is usually used in oral infections and to calm inflammation in general. Fennel is also an expectorant and fluidizing, that is, the infusion of this plant will be beneficial for the expulsion of mucus and in cases of bronchitis.