What side dishes is Shaoxing yellow wine suitable for drinking?

Fennel is the treasure of the whole body. It is not only a widely used food seasoning, but also an excellent spice with high value. It not only has pharmacological action, but also has high medicinal value, and can also be used as feed additive.

In food application, fennel is the main ingredient of artificially prepared spiced powder, which is widely used for food seasoning. Fennel oil is also commonly used to prepare candy and alcohol. Fennel is a major edible spice plant. In the world trade volume, it is second only to pepper, capsicum, mustard seed, sesame, cinnamon, clove, chopped beans, coriander, turmeric and so on. , and much higher than China's star anise. The total output of fennel in the world exceeds 30,000 tons every year, ranking seventh among the main edible spice plants, and the annual world trade volume is about 6,000 tons. In addition, Li Tianyin thinks fennel is an important nectar source plant because it is rich in nectar.

In terms of medicinal value, fennel seeds have the effects of dispelling wind, dispelling cold and strengthening the spleen.

As a feed additive, fennel can increase appetite, eliminate digestion and promote growth. The use of fragrant traditional Chinese medicine can improve the palatability of livestock and poultry, promote the secretion of digestive juices such as saliva, gastric juice and intestinal juice, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, and achieve the purpose of promoting animal digestion, absorption, metabolism and growth.

In other aspects, fennel mainly contains volatile oil and other components, including anisole, fennel ketone, limonene anisaldehyde and so on. The essential oil extracted from fennel fruit and stems and leaves has a wide range of uses, which can be used in toothpaste, tooth powder, soap, perfume, cosmetics and other essences. Fennel essential oil can be used for curing food.