06/08/2022
Great info for my friends with fir babies!
Fennel Rhymes with Kennel... But Can it Be Used with Dogs? 🐕
The essential oil of fennel is obtained through the steam distillation of crushed fennel seeds, an herb which bears the scientific name of Foeniculum Vulgare. Its main chemical components are benzene, anethole, and limonene.
⭐What are the benefits of Fennel Essential Oil?⭐
Fennel essential oil has many medicinal benefits and has been in use in culinary applications and as a mouth freshener since ancient times. A few of its primary benefits include:
– It is beneficial for use with any kind of occasional digestive upset. It helps keep the stomach healthy and functioning properly, and protects the stomach lining, thus ensuring the all-around health and wellness of the stomach.
– It supports a healthy lymphatic system.
– It calms minor skin irritations.
– Fennel can assist in the flushing out of the kidneys, liver, spleen, and gallbladder. Kidney and urinary tract problems are reduced as a result.
– Fennel oil’s properties also help with support the respiratory system. Excessive mucus in the lungs, chronic coughs, etc. may be lessened with this oil.
🏆 Top Ten Uses for Fennel Essential Oil 🏆
1. To support a slow sluggish digestive system and to alleviate digestive problems, you can dilute Fennel and massage in a clockwise rotation over the abdomen. You could also add 1 drop to water or food or take it in a veggie capsule.
2. Fennel oil is great for the skin. It has strong cleansing and toning properties.
3. Fennel Oil helps prevent abnormal contractions in the body known as spasms which are known to affect the respiratory and intestinal tracts, muscles and nerves and cause acute pain, cramps, muscle pulls and convulsion. Try adding 1-2 drops Fennel oil to a carrier oil and massaging to provide much needed relief to the affected areas.
4. Applying Diluted Fennel Oil to abrasions and cuts protects them from becoming irritated.
5. Fennel Oil increases the frequency of urination and the quantity of urine, thus helping not only remove excess water, sodium, uric acid, bile salts and other toxic elements from the body, but also proper blood pressure, cleansing the kidneys and reducing fat.
6. Fennel oil benefits in occasional constipation. However, unlike synthetic laxatives, it has no side effects and can be used regularly.
7. Fennel oil has proven to be effective in providing relief from the depositions of mucus and phlegm that leads to congestion. Try adding 2-3 drops to a steam inhaler or Diffuse and breathe deeply.
8. Fennel oil can be used to help boost the milk supply for lactating animals. It is great combined with basil for this purpose. You can also apply 2 drops of each, diluted, to the outside of udders/ teats.
9. Support lymphatic flow by diluting and massaging into an area that is sluggish.
10. To help animals regulate blood glucose, apply topically as needed.
🌱 How to Use Fennel with Animals 🌱
Fennel can be used with animals and is commonly used for animals to support a healthy glucose level, repel internal parasites, Support the Urinary Tract, GI support, and hormone balancing as well as milk production.
🐴 For equine or large animal protocols, use this oil topically directly over the area of concern, and it can be given orally as well (start with 2-5 drops per 1000 lbs twice daily up to 5 drops per 200 lbs in serious cases).
🐶 With Dogs, topically, diffused, or internal application can be used (start with 1 drop diluted in 20 drops of carrier oil, and then 1 drop of this mixture either orally mixed with food or topically along the spine, and up to 1 drops per 20 lbs twice daily for serious or life-threatening conditions as the animal tolerates.)
🐱 For cats, diffusion -or- 3 drops mixed with 1 cup of baking soda & sprinkle a small amount on their litter.
🐔 This oil can be diffused or added to water (1 drop per liter of water) for exotic animals or birds, or even applied topically for rabbits or other small pets.
*Always start out with the smallest amount recommended and increase very slowly over several days or weeks as needed until a response is reached.* Usually, the smallest amount gives a significant response!
💗 Let’s not forget the emotional impact of this oil as well. Fennel is the oil of Responsibility and can help with animals that do not respect personal space or seem in tune with themselves. It helps ignite a passion for life and helps animals paralyzed by fear or shame. This is also helpful in neglect cases that are afraid they are not going to get food again, and eat their food too quickly.
💧 Oils to diffuse with Fennel: Ginger, Tangerine, Patchouli, Eucalyptus
