OFFICIAL NAME – Foenielum vulgare
HEALTH BENEFITS – sounf is a very good memory booster, increases eyesight, effective in treatment of anorexia, indigestion, abdominal pain, and flatulence.
HOME REMEDY – Make powder of sounf along with almond and mishri, consume this powder in low eyesight. Eating roasted sounf after a meal can helps in digestion.
NUTRITION CONTAIN – It is a memory booster, good for eyesight, cardiac tonic, antiemetic, increases breast milk, increases digestion, antipyretic.
OTHER NAME – Mishi, Madhurika, Mishreya, Madhura, Mori, Shaleya and Shaleen.
FLAVOUR – sweet in taste.
CHEMISTRY – its seeds contain 7-12% volatile oils, Anethole 50-60% and 9-13% stable oils