Fennel seeds (Maduru) - Siri lankawa Spices

Fennel seeds are lightly sweet in taste and licorice flavored. It's great with meat dishes, or even chewed on its own as a breath freshener and digestion aid.

Used in the preparation of some dishes.fennel seeds are used in the preparation of curry powder along with coriander and cumin,Fennel plant have yellow flowers.Dried fennel seeds are normally used in cooking as an anise-flavored spice.Fennel seeds and oil are used to make medicine.

Fennel seeds  are used for many conditions such as:

• Constipation
•  painful menstruation 
• Sunburn.applying fennel to the skin before ultraviolet (UV) exposure can reduce sunburn
• Stomach upset and indigestion
• Airway swelling
• Bronchitis
• Cough
• visual problems
• Mild spasms of the stomach and intestines
• Intestinal gas (flatulence)
• Bloating
• Upper respiratory tract infection
• Fennel helps in various digestive problems including heartburn,intestinal gas,bloating ,loss of appetite, and colic in infants
• It is also used for upper respiratory tract infections coughs, bronchitis, cholera, backache, bedwetting
•  fennel increasies the flow of breast milk
•  easing the birthing process
• increasing sex drive
• Fennel powder is used as a poultice for snakebites