Description
Fennel is best known for its digestive properties; but it is a friend of the whole gastrointestinal system. It has in fact the ability to avoid the formation of intestinal gas and contains anethole, a substance capable of acting on painful abdominal contractions.
Furthermore, fennel has purifying properties, in particular for the liver and blood. It also has anti-inflammatory power.
It is mainly composed of water; among the minerals the most present is potassium; it contains vitamin A, vitamin C and some B vitamins. It is fairly rich in flavonoids. It provides very few calories.
Curiosity: where the term comes from fool around? Fennel alters the functionality of the taste buds; therefore, after eating fennel, everything looks tastier and sweeter. The not too honest hosts used to offer fennel to the patrons before serving them bad wine, to mitigate the taste. Hence the term fool around.
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