Fennel fruits packet, 50g

Composition

of Fennel fruits.

Pharmacological action

Infusion of fennel fruit has a carminative, antispasmodic, and expectorant effect Pharmacological activity is largely due to reflex reactions associated with irritation of the nerve endings of the gastrointestinal tract and respiratory tract.

Indications

• Flatulence (as a carminative).

• Inflammatory diseases of the respiratory tract (as an expectorant) – as part of complex therapy.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity to the components of the drug.

How to take, course of use and dosage

About 10 g (1.5 tablespoons) of fruit is placed in an enamel bowl,200 ml (1 cup) of hot boiled water is poured, covered with a lid and insisted on a boiling water bath for 15 minutes, cooled at room temperature for 45 minutes, filtered, the remaining raw materials are squeezed out. The volume of the resulting infusion is brought with boiled water to 200 ml. Infusion is taken orally in a warm form 3-4 times a day: adults and children over 12 years-1/3 cup; children from 7 to 12 years-1-2 tablespoons; children from 3 to 6 years-1 tablespoon; children under 3 years-1/2 -1 teaspoon. It is recommended to shake the infusion before use.

Description

The fruit is a visloplodnik that splits into two semiparps (mericarpy). The mericarp is oblong, almost cylindrical in shape, and glabrous. On the top there are the remains of a five-pronged calyx and an supra-local disk with two diverging columns. The outer side of the mericarp is convex, the inner side is flat. Each mericarp has five strongly protruding longitudinal ribs: three of them are located on the convex side and two more developed ones on the sides. The seed in the mericarp is one, fused with the pericarp. The fruit is 4-10 mm long and 1.5 – 4 mm wide. The color of the fruit is greenish-brown. The smell is strong and fragrant. The taste of the water extract is sweet and spicy.

Active ingredient

of Fennel ordinary fruit

Dosage form

vegetable raw materials