Fennel's effects have a warming, respiring and loosening nature. Fennel warms and stimulates the digestive organs, especially when they become sluggish. This relieves gas and headaches that are related to improper digestion. An excellent stomach and intestinal remedy for treating flatulence and colic conditions (wonderful for infants and children), while also stimulating healthy appetite and digestion. It also helps children by stimulating milk production in nursing mothers. Fennel frees the respiratory system, rendering a calming anti-spasmodic effect on coughs andbronchitis. It gives a delicious flavor and aromatic lift to herbal blends and cough syrups. "