Fennel is a plant that can be used as both medicine and food. Its seeds (fennel) and tender stems and leaves can be used as medicine or food. The core functions include promoting digestion, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, dispelling cold and relieving pain, seasoning and flavoring, and auxiliary nutritional supplementation. It is widely used in cooking and traditional medicine.

1. Medicinal value
2. Promoting digestion

The volatile oil components in fennel (such as anethole and anisaldehyde) can stimulate gastrointestinal motility and help relieve problems such as abdominal distension and indigestion. Chinese medicine believes that it can "regulate qi and stomach" and is suitable for people with spleen and stomach deficiency.

2. Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory

Studies have shown that fennel extract has a certain inhibitory effect on a variety of bacteria (such as Escherichia coli) and fungi, and can be used to assist in the treatment of mild inflammation or infection.

3. Dispelling cold and relieving pain

Fennel is warm in nature and is often used by Chinese medicine to relieve cold abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea or cold hernia (intestinal gas pain). Its volatile oil can also dilate blood vessels and improve local blood circulation.