Put a small bowl on the table after a heavy meal to help with digestion. A teaspoon or two will suffice as a dessert and help digest a big meal. Fennel does have a mild estrogenic effect.

Many foods act as herbal remedies. Fennel, orange peel and ginger helps with digestion. This recipe is great following a curry or after any heavy meal.

My favorite orange peel comes from Mandarin oranges. When Mandarin orange season comes at Christmas, take the opportunity to dry the waste orange peels for use throughout the year. Otherwise regular oranges will work for peel. Just make sure they are organic. You don’t want to imbibe the chemicals used in industrial orange production. Before drying, break the peels up into small pieces, which makes the dried peels easier to process later.

1/4c organic whole fennel seeds
1T organic Mandarin orange peel, powdered
2T homemade Honeyed Ginger, minced
In a spice grinder, grind the dried organic peel into a fine powder. Sieve out large pieces if necessary. Finely mince the honey ginger and add the powdered peel and fennel seeds. Mix well and refrigerate. Put a small bowl on the table after a heavy meal to help with digestion.