The fruits of fennel are the seeds of the plant of the Umbrella family of the genus Fennel. The people known as pharmacy dill or Voloshsky. Fennel throws umbrellas with yellow flowers. After in place of flowers and fruits or grains of the plant appear.
The grains of Voloshsky dill are oblong, have grooves (oil running). By color brown or gray-green. The length does not exceed 10 mm, the width is not more than 5 mm.
Seed ripeness is not difficult to determine: they are quite solid. They have a bright spicy, sweetish aroma, similar to dill and anise.
Useful and healing properties
- Nutritional value of seeds of pharmaceutical dill (per 100 grams of product):
carbohydrates - 52.3 g;- fats 14.9 g;
- proteins - 15.8 g;
- water - 8.81 g;
- dietary fiber - 39.8 g;
- ash - 8.22 g.
- Vitamins:
- vitamin A - 7 mcg;
- Vitamin B1 - 0.408 mg;
- vitamin B2 - 0.353 mg;
- Vitamin B6 - 0.47 mg;
- vitamin C - 21 mg;
- Vitamin PP - 6.05 mg.
- Trace elements:
- calcium - 1196 mg;
- potassium - 1694 mg;
- magnesium - 385 mg;
- phosphorus - 487 mg;
- sodium - 88 mg;
- iron - 18.54 mg;
- zinc — 3.7 mg;
- manganese - 6.533 mg;
- copper - 1057 mcg.
- Fatty acid:
- Omega-6 - 1.7 g;
- omega-9 - 9.91 g;
- saturated fatty acids - 0.5 g.
- Amino Acids:
- leucine - 0.99 g;
- isoleucine - 0.69 g;
- arginine - 0.68 g;
- lysine - 0.76 g;
- valine - 0.92 g;
- histidine - 0.33 g;
- methionine - 0.3 g;
- threonine - 0.6 g;
- phenylalanine - 0.65 g;
- tryptophan - 0.25 g
carbohydrates - 52.3 g;Calorie grains of Voloshsky dill: 100 grams of the product contains 345 kcal. Fennel grains contain a large amount of essential oils - up to 6.5%.
A photo
The photo shows what fennel and its fruits look like:
Application
The culture is used in traditional and traditional medicine. Fennel is equally useful for adults and toddlers.. Broths from the fruits of Voloshsky dill give even babies and lactating women.
When using the fruit of pharmacy dill:
- markedly improves the picture of the nervous system;
- strengthens the heart muscles;
- useful for diseases of the kidneys, liver;
- copes with respiratory diseases;
- with ARVI and flu;
- stabilizes the menstrual cycle;
- improves lactation;
- eliminates colic in babies;
- has a diuretic effect;
- antispasmodic;
- choleretic effect;
- laxative effect;
- improves metabolism;
- has antiseptic properties.
Contraindications
Fennel seeds have some contraindications.:
- with epilepsy;
- while carrying a child;
- with individual intolerance of the substance (allergy);
- persons with acute heart failure;
- during strong intestinal ailments.
Recipes from seeds Voloshsky dill
For skin
Recipe: for a tablespoon of fruit use half a liter of cold water. Bring to a boil, then cook for 20 to 30 minutes over low heat. Broth must be cooled and filtered. The medicine is ready for use: you can make lotions and compresses.
It is important to remember that this lotion is stored no more than 48 hours.. When applied at the end of the shelf life, the skin can be damaged, as the splitting acids appear in the product.
For immunity
Tea-tonic from pharmacy dill helps to increase vitality and protect the body.
Recipe: for making tea you need 200 ml of boiling water to pour 20 g of fennel seeds. The drink is ready to eat in half an hour.
You need to take three times in 24 hours. Ready-made tea can be purchased at pharmacies.
From cellulite
Taking fennel seeds reduces appetite, breaks down fats in the blood and improves metabolism, which leads to loss of excess weight.
Recipe: To prepare the solution, boil 2 liters of water, add 4 tablespoons of the seeds of the pharmacy fennel. Then remove from heat and cool the drink under a closed lid.
Drink one cup per day (gradually you can increase the amount of fluid consumed to a liter).
From toxins
Fennel seeds help cleanse the body and eliminate toxins.
Recipe: a teaspoon of crushed (crushed) seeds pour a cup of boiling water. You can report the other components at your personal discretion. As an addition, basil leaves, black pepper, honey, etc. are suitable. Infused such tea from 10 to 15 minutes. The drink is recommended to drink once a day.
For hair
To restore the hair will help the decoction of fennel seeds.
Recipe: a tablespoon of pharmacy dill seeds pour a liter of boiling water. Broth must insist for 60 minutes. After strain.
It is necessary to apply such balm after washing of the head as a conditioner.
To improve the digestive tract, from constipation
To cope with the problems of the liver, pancreas and intestines will help decoction.
Recipe: Grind 25 g of seeds of pharmaceutical fennel (or grind) and pour half a liter of boiling water. Cool potion for an hour. The resulting liquid is divided into 10 equal portions. Store the drug is recommended in the refrigerator. Take 2-3 times a day.
For appetite
Recipe: Mix half a teaspoon of fennel fruit with a pinch of ginger and pour over a glass of boiling water. To improve the taste, you can add honey. Such drink is drawn for a couple of minutes. Drink it before or during meals.
In the treatment of respiratory diseases
Recipe: 5 g milled grains of pharmacy dill is poured with a glass of boiled water and infused for 10-15 minutes. Tea strain, add a spoonful of honey. It is recommended to use 2-5 cups of medicine per day.
To stimulate lactation
Recipe: pour a glass of boiling water 30 g of fennel seeds. Broth infused for an hour. You need to take the drug three times a day before meals.
With cholecystitis
Recipe: Pour 15 g of chopped Volosse grains with a glass of boiling water. Insist elixir 60 minutes. Take 4 times a day for 1-3 tablespoons.
Use in cooking
Spice has found application in Chinese, Indian, Caucasian, Hungarian, Italian and other cuisines of the world. Fruits can be found in soups, main dishes, sauces, with fish and meat, marinades, hot and cold appetizers, and also as a drink (tea).
Seeds of spicy-sweet taste. Most often used as a spice (whole grains, either in powder form) or for roasting in a pan.
Seasoning is used in desserts.: for puddings, cookies, other sweets. Apply them for cooking liqueurs.
Where to get the plant?
Instructions how to grow
You can grow a green miracle from seed as well as seedling. Landing in the garden occurs in the middle of spring - the month of April.
Gardeners recommend planting fennel away from other plants: if the root crop does not have enough moisture, it will, with the help of long roots, begin to take it from its neighbors in the garden.
Fruit harvest occurs at the end of April - beginning of September. Grains are not evenly spiced. Initially, those are collected in the center, then the rest of the harvest.
Where to buy and how to choose?
You can buy fennel in stores, in a pharmacy, ordered online. Fruits are usually bright or bright green. This is a sign of their freshness. In Moscow, the average cost of seeds of pharmacy dill is 447 p / kg, in St. Petersburg - 435 p / kg.
How to store?
Whole fruits should be stored in a cool place for no more than six months. Crushed fennel seeds are best kept in the refrigerator.
The fruits of pharmaceutical fennel are the golden fund of useful substances available to everyone. The plant can be grown independently or get in the free market. Do not forget to observe the proportions in the preparation of broth or tea, to monitor the safety of the product. Fennel - your faithful ally in the fight against various diseases. As well as a delicious addition to many dishes.
