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Excellent for improving memory, colds, flu, cough, bronchitis, sinusitis, gas, colic, tension, lactation (not pregnancy!), eye brightener, fresh breath. Anise is very useful for breaking up mucus and is used for hard, dry coughs where expectoration is difficult. A tea is made by adding a cup of boiled water to three teaspoons of crushed seeds, steeping for 20-minutes. The may be used to stimulate the productions of mother's milk. The seeds may be smoked or added to a cough syrup formula. It is also used as a stimulant and carminative to treat flatulence and colic, taken as a tea. Added to laxative formulas, it will reduce cramping of the bowels.
For hacking coughs add 7 teaspoons of Anise Seeds to 1 quart of boiling water and then simmer down to 1 1/2 pints. Strain and add 4 teaspoons each of honey and glycerin. Take 2 tsp. of this syrup every few hours to relieve the cough.
To improve memory, take 2 tablespoons, 3 times a day. |
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Medicinal Properties
- Stimulant, Carminative, Antispasmodic, Expectorant, Emmenagogue, Diaphoretic
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