Fennel Tea

Scientifically known as "foeniculum vulgare", fennel is an aromatic plant from the carrot family, used for both medicinal and culinary purposes. My favorite way to use fennel seeds is by soaking it into a tea, and it's a remedy I've brough with me for many years, especially when I'm out traveling. It's my go to herb for a upset and bloated stomach, which tends to happen when out exploring.

Fennel Seed tea is a safe, mild and natural herbal remedy and the seeds are considered quite useful for relieving various issues, especially digestive issues and other gastrointestinal problems like constipation, bloating and stomach gas. It's an important herb that has been used safely for many thousands of years in Chinese, Indian, Arabian and Western medicines.

Fennel seeds are also rich in important volatile or essential oil compounds that are responsible for its antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antimicrobial properties.

Benefits of fennel tea

- Can help with digestive problems like gas, bloating, constipation and indigestion

- Can act as a mild laxative

- Can help boost metabolism

- Can help strengthen the immune system

- Can stimulate the flow of bile

- Can have anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, antibacterial and antimicrobial properties 

Instructions

Fennel tea is prepared by soaking 1 teaspoon of fennel seeds in hot water. Let soak for at leat 10 minutes. In this summer heat, I often times let it soak until it's cold before drinking it as a refresher. Make sure your seed is organic and not from a sprayed source. Add other spices and herbs like ginger and turmeric as you wish. 

For mye Norwegian readers, read more about fennel and its origin and benefits here.