The popularity of medicinal plants is due to their incredible healing properties, thanks to which a person was able to recover from many diseases and take preventive measures. An important place among them should be allocated to such a plant, unique in its properties, as common anise. Its beneficial effects have been known since ancient times. Many people mistake it for an ordinary wild plant, no different from others.
Benefits of the plantUsually, anise grows abundantly in an environment favorable for its development, namely, in the meadows. Since ancient times, people have come up with a primordially popular name for it - “porridge”, since the appearance of anise is surprisingly similar to semolina. The plant acquired such a resemblance due to snow-white dense inflorescences.
Currently, anise is widely used in cooking, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetology. A pleasant, slightly tart smell distinguishes it from other similar plants. Grown under certain conditions, anise ordinary is distinguished by the juiciness of the stem and the splendor of the inflorescences. It can also be quite actively used in winemaking, since it is quite possible to obtain incredibly tasty wine on its basis. In the old days, aniseordinary (photo) grew exclusively in Asia Minor, it came to other countries, including Russia, thanks to merchants who distributed spices for culinary specialists. Today, one can hardly believe that the common anise was difficult to meet in the meadow in European countries (as well as in Russia). In Rome, this plant was used as a remedy for rejuvenation. It is also known from history that many Romans, including the famous writer Pliny, used an infusion of the plant to freshen their breath. In modern society, anise is known as a he althy and appetizing seasoning for culinary dishes, pickles, it is also used in baking bread.
An important part of a plant is its seeds, which are also considered fruits. Outwardly, they are similar to dill, but differ in a slightly larger size. In nature, green and brown-gray seeds are more common. Anise contains useful essential oils (anethole, aldehyde, ketone, anisic acids) and fatty oils. The extract from the plant has a sweetish taste and pleasant aroma.
To a greater extent, the fruits of anise ordinary are used to obtain high-quality exquisite spice. They are flavored with cooked fish, meat, as well as all kinds of salads, hot dishes, including dairy, drinks, which are especially savory. After adding anise to sweet desserts, in particular cakes and cakes, they turn out to be especially appetizing and tasty.
In medical practice, seedsare used for the manufacture of various infusions and mixtures that have their own purpose. Such a useful property of this medicinal plant is known as removing excess fluid from the body (diuretic), improving the functioning of the gallbladder (choleretic), it is also useful as an excellent antiseptic, with which you can cope with acute respiratory disease, reduce body temperature. Anise is known in medicine as a means of increasing the production of breast milk in women and contributing to the normalization of digestion. It is also able to eliminate migraines, cure bronchitis, whooping cough, laryngitis, vegetative-vascular dystonia, relieve indigestion and intestines.
