What are the efficacy, functions and taboos of cumin in Umbelliferae? Can you cure insomnia?

When it comes to fennel, we should be no stranger to it, it is a common condiment in our daily life, and cumin also has the functions of medicine, seasoning and consumption. What are the effects, functions and taboos of fennel? Can you cure insomnia? How do you eat it?

I. brief introduction of fennel

Cumin is also known as cumin, fennel and dill.

Fennel belongs to the flowering plant species of Umbelliferae of Carrot family. Native to the Mediterranean coast and Southeast Asia, but is now widely cultivated in many parts of the world, especially in dry soil near the coast. Also known as cumin, sweet fennel.

Fennel is a hardy perennial herb. It can grow to a height of 2.5 meters, showing a pink green straight shape, and the stem is hollow. The leaves can be up to 40 centimeters long. Its tail segment is slender, about 0.5 mm wide. (its leaves are similar to dill, but slender.) the flowers are umbels 5-15 cm wide, each with 20-50 tiny yellow flowers. Pink-green seeds with shallow grooves on the surface of the fruit 4-10 mm long, half mm wide or smaller.

Second, what are the efficacy, functions and taboos of cumin?

1. The application value of cumin.

① spice function: cumin is an important spice plant. Its leaves and fruits have a specific aroma. After washing, the tender leaves are chopped and mixed with salt, monosodium glutamate, sesame oil and other seasonings, which can effectively promote appetite.

② medicinal effects: cumin is rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, carotene and calcium content is also relatively high, its seeds can also be used as medicine or spices, with the effect of expelling wind and expelling phlegm, dispelling cold and relieving stomach pain.

③ edible function: cumin seed is edible, is a seasoning, and its stems and leaves also have a unique aroma and sweetness, can be cold, stir-fry, soup, pickling, can also be made into stuffing to make dumplings or steamed buns.

2. The efficacy and function of cumin.

Efficacy one: dispelling cold and relieving pain

It has a good effect on uterine deficiency and cold, low back pain, abdominal distension, sparse stool and hernia caused by cold and dampness and qi stagnation. It is generally combined with moderate and regulating qi drugs such as cinnamon, incense and black medicine. To treat dysmenorrhea caused by wind and cold, rain, water and qi stagnation, you can take 15 grams of cumin 3 days before menstruation for 3 days, which can warm menstruation, dispel cold and relieve pain.

Efficacy 2: invigorating stomach, relieving pain and antibacterial

The principle of fennel in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases is that its cells are rich in fennel oil, which can effectively stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis, help remove gas and reduce pain, so it is often used as a safe and efficient anti-swelling drug in clinic; secondly, fennel oil has a certain effect on antibacterial and analgesia, as long as the fennel seedling juice is drunk or mashed into mud for external application, which can effectively treat vicious carbuncle and other diseases.

Efficacy 3: nourish and warm the stomach

The fennel oil contained in cumin can also stimulate gastrointestinal nerves and blood vessels, promote digestive juice secretion, increase gastrointestinal peristalsis, eliminate accumulated gas, has the effect of invigorating the stomach and promoting qi, and is suitable for people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold.

Efficacy 4: promote appetizer

Fennel seedlings on the treatment of children's anorexia also has a certain effect, usually can let children who do not like to eat fennel seedlings, can significantly improve children's anorexia, pay attention not to eat too much.

Efficacy 5: it has cholagogic effect.

Fennel has a biliary effect, which can promote bile secretion and increase the solid composition of bile.

Efficacy 6: nourishing the kidney and reducing urine

Due to enuresis due to deficiency of kidney yang, or congenital deficiency or injury of kidney caused by room fatigue or kidney failure, excessive nocturnal enuresis or sleeping enuresis, sore waist and knees, fennel can be used with Yizhiren, mulberry cuttlebone and raspberry.

3. Taboos of cumin

It is not suitable to eat a large amount of cumin in the short term, it should be limited to 10 grams per day.

Taboo one: some people eat cumin will cause allergic reactions.

Taboo 2: people with yin deficiency and exuberant fire should try not to eat cumin.

Taboo 3: people with heat in the lungs and stomach should not eat cumin.

Taboo 4: patients with hypertension and kidney disease eat cumin as little as possible.

Can fennel cure insomnia?

Cumin can cure insomnia.

Fennel has always been used as a seasoning, in fact, it is also a common traditional Chinese medicine. Cumin contains anisol and anisole, which can calm people, calm the mood and relieve insomnia. Often can not sleep, it is difficult to fall asleep, restless people can use cumin to help sleep.

How to make it: sprinkle a handful of cumin with a little salt, then wrap it in a cloth or put it in a small sachet, and put it next to the pillow when you sleep.

Note: when the temperature is high in summer, fennel should be checked to see if there is a bug tide to be replaced in time.

Fourth, how to eat cumin? What is the dosage?

1. Method 1: the stems and leaves of cumin are good vegetables, which can be used with Vegetables Salad, and the leaves are chopped and added to the cuisine, which is especially suitable for greasy fish dishes, or stuffing to make steamed buns and dumplings.

2. Method 2: cumin seeds are used as spices and can also be made into vanilla tea to aid digestion.

① most people pick its leaves and seeds to make herbal tea, spicy taste, if you do not like this taste can add some honey to neutralize the taste.

② seeds increase the brewing of wheat and tea, which contributes to the milking effect. Breast-feeding mothers are very suitable for drinking fennel tea; it can help digestion and metabolism.

Method 3: cumin is most suitable for cooking fish, and it is also suitable for baking bread and making snacks. Its irritating aroma brings people an appetite.

Cumin is not suitable to eat more, so it is not suitable for short-term use, occasionally eat a little, should be 10 grams a day as the upper limit.

5. The difference between fennel and cumin

There are two kinds of fennel: one is fennel, which is star anise, which we use as seasoning, and its fruit can also be used as spices, mainly cultivated in Guangdong and Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan and other places. Another kind is cumin, which is a kind of vegetable with fruit as spice and stems and leaves as edible organs. Because they can remove the stench from the meat and make it fragrant again, it is called "fennel".

Difference one: appearance

① fennel has eight corners, dark brown, thick corners, straight sharp corners and upward curved pedicel.

The appearance and color of ② cumin is very similar to that of grain husk, and the shape of cumin is larger than that of cumin.

Difference 2: families and genera

① fennel is a tree plant of Magnoliaceae.

② cumin is a dicotyledonous class, Umbelliferae, perennial herb.

Difference three: cooking

① fennel is mostly used for cooking or stewed meat, which can be heated for a long time when stir-frying.

② cumin is a commonly used spice in meat processing, which is easy to burn when stir-frying, so be careful not to have too much firepower.

Difference 4: taste

① fennel has a pleasant licorice flavor, mint and fruit flavor, similar to cumin, but stronger than cumin licorice flavor, when chewed will give off a fragrant fragrance, Indians use fennel as chewing gum to refresh the breath.

② cumin has a camphor-like smell, with a slightly sweet and bitter taste and a burning tongue.

Through the introduction of this article, the role of cumin is still very great, it contains some beneficial substances can stimulate some nerves and blood vessels of the stomach and intestines, so as to enhance people's appetite and promote human digestion, usually can add appropriate amount of fennel in dishes. But we should also pay attention to Yin deficiency, fire people try not to eat.

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