Plant
Anise
Pimpinella anisum
Anethole carries a gentle plant echo of estrogen — a soft hand on the cycle's hormonal rise and fall, and on the cramping that arrives alongside it.
What the evidence shows
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In a three-arm, double-blind randomized trial in irritable bowel syndrome, anise oil eased bloating, abdominal discomfort and difficult defecation more than placebo, and the benefit held through two weeks of follow-up.
Where it appears
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Pathways it touches
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