Whether in a salad with oranges and black olives or baked au gratin, it is difficult not to love this vegetable. Do you know that besides being very good, it is also very good for your health?
Fennel is one of the most appreciated and versatile vegetables of winter, also loved by who it is diet for his purifying virtues, beloved by those who have digestive difficulties (especially when cooked) for its digestibility. The properties of fennelHowever, they do not end here.
Digestive and depurative
Rich in mineral salts and vitamins, fennels are particularly known for theirs digestive properties – especially if eaten raw at the end of a meal – e cleansing for liver and blood. Thanks to'anethole, one of the essential oils they contain, fennels have the ability to counteract the formation of intestinal gas and alleviate contractions and abdominal cramps, aerophagia and flatulence. This property of the fennel, defined carminativeIs well known. This vegetable is actually a friend of all gastro-intestinal system. Her anti-inflammatory virtues they also act on the colon.
Among the characteristics of fennel that also stands out antioxidant, due to C vitamin (which, inter alia, it also protects our skin) and ai flavonoids, that they strengthen the immune system and fight free radicals, especially at the joint level, preventing annoying pains. For this reason it is also recommended for those suffering from gout, an inflammation of the joints.
Brain's friend
This vegetable does not cease to amaze: lower blood pressure thanks to the presence of potassium. Always thanks to this mineral, defined as an electrolyte – that is, which facilitates the transmission of nerve impulses and which is also a vasodilator – increases the oxygenation of the brain. In short, fennel makes you more intelligent, or almost.
Certainly among the properties of fennel is that of being anti anemic. The grumol (and even more the seeds) contains a good amount of iron and substances that stimulate the production of hemoglobin. Fennels are also particularly useful for adjust cholesterol levels, thanks to the amount of fibers contained.
Between the less known fennel properties there is that on female hormones. The fennel contain high doses of phytoestrogens – ie substances similar to the estrogen hormones produced by the body – that can regulate (or not!) The menstrual cycle.
Raw or cooked: how are they preserved?
Consume the fennel, the way you prefer, it's like eat a whole pharmacy, they should never be missing at home. If you have a way to do stock of fennel from the garden, also because this vegetable must be harvested before the frosts, keep them in a cool place, like a cellar, for three to four weeks. In fridgeinstead, you can keep the raw fennels for a about week.
THE cooked fennel – steamed, baked, pan, boiled, au gratin – last in the fridge a maximum of two to three days, then they will start to blacken.
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