Medicinal plants are essential in a garden and have many advantages for both us and our vegetables. In addition, they are very easy to grow and very resistant to both diseases and pests.
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Fennel is an essential condiment in Mediterranean cuisine, but it is also a medicinal plant in itself. There are several types of fennel, the best known being the bulbous fennel that we can see in the image. But there is also wild fennel that can be found throughout the Mediterranean basin.
For cooking, the cultivated varieties are usually used. A cultivation that is slow but really easy to do and with few demands. The wild varieties are used more for their seeds since they have more concentrated essential oils and produce better medicinal effects in the patients who take them.
As a medicinal plant, it is used above all for the digestive system since it is a diuretic plant and also helps to expel gases. But the best way to use fennel is to add it to our diet, that way we will have all the benefits and no side effects.
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