Fennel - a double and a perennial herb of the family Umbelliferae, reaching 1-2 meters in height.In Ancient Rome, it was used as a spice and a remedy for many diseases.Fennel has bright aroma and has a pleasant sweet taste.
In appearance, fennel, a photo of which is presented in the article reminds fennel: it straight stem, with a whitish bloom feathery leaves with thread-like lobes.Flower - cyme bright yellow.Fruit - dvusemyanka with a sweet taste.Root - fleshy, spindle-shaped.Flowering begins in mid-summer and lasts until September.
herb fennel (from cultivated species) divided into ordinary (Voloska dill) and vegetable (Italian), with a more powerful fleshy stem.Both of them are well known to Russian farmers.
Average fennel - a medicinal plant, which is used in their medical practice by Hippocrates and Avicenna.In modern medicine, it also found its application.The infusion of this herb is an excellent expectorant and is used when you cough.The essential oil helps to improve intestinal motility and activates the excretory system of the kidneys.Fennel tea - a great diuretic, which supplements drugs for the treatment of urolithiasis, as well as increases lactation in nursing women.Water prepared from the seeds of the plant is used as a carminative in the treatment of flatulence in infants.The roots are used as a laxative.Broth is used for the treatment of colds.In addition, flavonoids and vitamins contained in the plant, to help cope with the blues and take the risk of the onset of the autumn-winter depression associated with the lack of heat and sunlight.
Vegetable Fennel - it's an herb that has been used successfully in cooking.In the food can be consumed all the parts of the plant.Its seeds and leaves are used as flavoring in the blanks for the winter.They serve as a wonderful decoration in salads, first and second courses, as well as in the preparation of soft drinks and infusions.Baked or stewed bulbs are a great side dish to light meat dishes.But the most advantageous combination of taste fennel fish: cod, flounder, halibut, haddock.If you are putting it to use ginger, they further emphasize the taste of your food.
should be remembered that every day aroma collected grass loses its brightness, so the bulb as it greens, should be used in the first 3-5 days after cutting.If this is not possible, the greens can be wrapped with cling film and store in the refrigerator.When purchasing on the market should pay attention to the quality and freshness of the grass.Young, fresh cut onion dense, bright, with the scent of anise.
Fennel - a real natural pantry.The composition of the plant includes such important minerals for the human body such as iron, zinc, chromium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, aluminum, and copper.
