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Fennel is also known as Xiaohuaixiang, also known as spice, cumin, fennel, fragrant (Sichuan, Guizhou), pistil, and the stems and young leaves of fennel can be used as vegetables and seasonings. Dry ripe fruits of fennel.

perennial

Origin of the Mediterranean region. All provinces and regions in our country are cultivated. ^[2]

The soil for growing fennel should be loose and fertile, and it is best to have sandy soil to make fennel more productive, especially the soil for growing fennel is best kept at acidic six. To plow the soil, plow the soil 20 cm deep. In addition, compound fertilizer or farm manure should be mixed in the soil and 40 kg of phosphate fertilizer and 15 kg of potassium fertilizer should be added, which will make the soil more fertile.

In particular, farm manure can use pig dung, sheep dung, cow dung, chicken dung which are farmed by the farmer themselves. After processing, these dung can be disinfected by exposure in the summer every year, so that the dung and soil can become very nutritious Fertilizer. It is very suitable for vegetable growth, and all the stones and soil in the soil must be cleaned up. To make the soil delicate and loose, such soil is very suitable for fennel growth. Especially in the soil, you can add some quicklime, or you can spray potassium permanganate to disinfect the soil, so that the soil is more clean and suitable for fennel growth.

Cumin is a treasure in the whole body. It is not only widely used as a food spice, but also a spice with high value. It has both pharmacological effects and high medicinal value. It can also be used as a feed additive.

In food application, cumin is the main component of artificially formulated spiced powder, and is widely used in food seasoning. Cumin oil is also commonly used in the preparation of sweets and wines. Cumin is a large variety of the spice plant. In world trade volume, it is second only to pepper, chili, mustard seeds, sesame, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, bean curd, wilts, turmeric, etc., and far higher than China's rich star anise. The total world production of cumin is more than 30,000 tons per year, ranking seventh among the main edible spice plants, and the annual world trade volume is about 6,000 tons. In addition, Li Tianyin believes that fennel is rich in nectar and is an important honey plant.

In terms of medicinal value, cumin fruit seeds have the functions of driving popular wind, removing cold temperature, analgesic and spleen, and can be used to treat diseases such as weak stomach bloating, indigestion, low back pain and vomiting. In addition, herbal tea made with cumin has the effects of warming the kidneys and dispersing cold, and regulating the qi in the stomach. It also has certain effects on abdominal distension caused by excessive diet and women's dysmenorrhea.

In terms of feed additives, fennel as a feed additive can increase appetite and reduce growth. According to the principles of traditional Chinese veterinary medicine, qi digestion, spleen appetizer appetite, the use of traditional Chinese medicine with aromatic odors can improve the palatability of feed for livestock and poultry, enhance the secretion of digestive juices such as saliva, gastric juice, and intestinal juice of animals, promote gastrointestinal motility, and promote animals The purpose of digestion, absorption, metabolism and growth. Buyin et al. Studied the effect of high-quality cumin as a feed flavoring agent in Tuoxian, a specialty in Inner Mongolia, on the laying performance of laying hens, and found that the yolk coloring performance and chicken flavor were improved to a certain extent. The flavour of the laying hen's meat becomes thick and delicious, which not only has great practical significance for the production of laying hens, but also provides flavor chickens to the market for broiler production, and provides ideas for grilling more delicious and delicious dishes. However, the reason for the improvement of chicken flavor by adding cumin powder has not yet been found, so further research is needed.

In other aspects, cumin mainly contains volatile oil and other ingredients, including anisole, anisole, limonene anisaldehyde, etc.The essential oils extracted from cumin fruits and stems and leaves have a wide range of uses, and can be used in toothpaste, tooth powder, soap, perfume, In cosmetics and other fragrances. Fennel essential oil has a good preservative effect and can also be used for pickled foods. Anise wine is popular in bars in Greece and other countries in North Africa and the Mediterranean coast. It contains fennel essential oil, which has a strong and unique fragrance. When you drink it, add water or ice cubes. The transparent liquid within 1 second will become cloudy and become a milky white suspended wine. . In addition, cut tobacco made from cumin stems and leaves, because it does not contain nicotine, has a low tar content, is less harmful to the human body, has a flammability similar to tobacco leaves, and has a strong flavor, which is expected to become a new type of cigarette substitute. ^[3]