Alternative medicine for stomach discomfort.
Aniseed possesses gas reliving property. It is an excellent remedy for flatulence and it helps expel wind from the stomach.It is also be taken with combination of other digestive foods like ginger,cumin,pepper,in the form of a infusion.Boiled with milk and large cardomom,it is excellent carminative for bottle fed infants.
The preparation of the herbal medicine.
To prepare the infusion is to mix a teaspoon of aniseed mixed with one cup of boiled water over night. The clear liquid is decanted 'and taken with honey.It helps relieve gurgling in the abdomen.It is also useful in preventing gas and fermentation in stomach and bowels.
Preparation of herbal tea (aniseed herbal tea)
Aniseed tea is prepared as follows : Take about 350 ml of water in sauce pan and bring to boil add one teaspoon aniseed,cover with a lid and lover the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Strain and drink hot or warm. This tea can be sweeted with honey and hot milk can also be add to it.
Combination of herbal tea
A tea prepared from aniseed,caraway seed and fennel seed has also been found beneficial in the treatment of flatulence.This tea is prepared in the same manner as aniseed tea.Using 500 ml of water and one teaspoon each of the three seeds.A cupful of this tea can be sipped three times after meals.The left over tea should be kept covered in a cool place. The quantity required should be heated before use.
