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Foeniculum-vulgare, Sweet Fennel , Adas

Medical use: Fennel helps to release gas from the stomach and bowels and relieve its associated pain and cramping. It helps to clear phlegm from the lungs. It can act as a stimulant and diuretic which calms the nerves, improves appetite and digestion, and acts as an antispasmodic. It is helpful for nursing mothers as it promotes lactation and calms colic. Fennel helps regulate energy to the spleen, stomach, liver and kidneys and can be used topically for joint inflammation. The dried powder is said to keep fleas away from kennels and stables.

In the tropics it will grow 1800 meters above sea level.

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Uploaded on November 27, 2008
Taken on November 26, 2008