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Fennel seeds contain two ingredients Anethol and Fenchone that may help in increasing production of bile and inhibit spasms in smooth muscles such as those in the intestinal tract.

They have been traditionally used in India as an after meal digestion aid and as a natural herbal mouth freshener.

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