Anisi fructus - herbal medicinal product
European Medicines Agency
EMA recognizes traditional use for mild indigestion complaints including bloating and flatulence and provides age and duration boundaries.
Reviewed guidance
Anise for intestinal gas
Aniseed has recognized traditional medicinal use for mild digestive complaints including flatulence. The recognition is based on long-standing use rather than strong modern clinical trials.
What this means
Traditional short-term relief of mild indigestion complaints that include flatulence using aniseed preparations that follow medicinal-product directions.
How to use it: Use a clearly identified aniseed medicinal preparation or tea that follows product or monograph directions. Do not infer a therapeutic dose from ordinary culinary use.
Safety & cautions
EMA traditional-use guidance applies to adults and adolescents over 12 years and limits self-treatment to about two weeks. Avoid medicinal use if you have anise or related Apiaceae allergy. Pregnancy and breastfeeding require product-specific professional review.
Get medical care for symptoms that are severe, last longer than expected, get worse, or otherwise concern you.
Household preparations
Practical ways to use the ingredient may not provide the same form or amount discussed in the evidence.
Evidence transparency
Evidence & sources
Symptoms & Causes of Gas in the Digestive Tract
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Gas is often normal; repeated or changing symptoms may reflect diet, swallowed air, IBS, carbohydrate intolerance, constipation, SIBO, or other disease.
Symptoms & Causes of Gas in the Digestive Tract
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Gas is often normal; repeated or changing symptoms may reflect diet, swallowed air, IBS, carbohydrate intolerance, constipation, SIBO, or other disease.