Fennel

( Foeniculum vulgare )

When someone had a little too much haggis, fennel could help relieve the trapped wind and indigestion that came from overindulgence. A half-teaspoon of the seeds would be steeped in a cup of boiling water and left to infuse for 10-15 minutes. Drinking one to two cups per day, especially after meals, was said to aid digestion.

This herb can also be safely consumed by nursing mothers and infants, and was traditionally used to increase milk supply when breast-feeding. The beneficial effects were then passed through to the baby and could ease windy colic. When not breast-feeding, one to two teaspoons of the cooled tea mixture were said to settle colic. And if someone required a diuretic, fennel was a soothing way to increase the flow of urine.












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