Stomachic fennel

Foeniculum officinale All. F vulgare Mill. Xiao Hui Xiang (Fennel) (fruit) Anethol, d-fenchone, anisaldehyde, methylchavicol.33 Restore normal functioning of the stomach. 

Anetholes from fennel, anise and camphor are among the several dietary factors that have the potential to be used to prevent and treat cancer (Aggarwal and Shishodia, 2006). Essential oil of fennel is included in some pharmacopoeias. It is used traditionally in drugs to treat chills and stomach problems. 

Dandelion 2. Fennel 3. Guar gum 4. Khat 5. Yohimbine 1. Ciprofloxacin 2. Amoxicillin 3. Penicillin 4. Tetracycline 1 blood levels may potentially 1 antibacterial potential Unknown mechanism (dandelion 1 ciprofloxacin levels in rats khat 1 absorption and thus blood levels of ampicillin and amoxicillin, possibly due to the formation of a tannin-antibiotic complex guar gum 1 absorption of penicillin) Other mechanism (yohimbine chelates tetracyclines). Fennel extracts are considered to chelate with ciprofloxacin Be aware. Discontinue the herb during the course of antibiotic therapy. Penicillins should be taken on an empty stomach... 

Traditional Medicine. Fennel fruits and oil are reportedly used as a stomachic and as a carminative in treating flatulence and other stomach troubles, as well as for catarrhs of the upper respiratory tract. ... 

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