Best carminative agents available. May have a relaxing effect on visceral muscles. For flatulence and to stimulate bile and digestive juice secretion. May be useful for persons suffering from intestinal colic, flatulent dyspepsia, and irritable bowel syndrome.  May help to relieve vomiting due to pregnancy and travel sickness. May be useful in the treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Prescribed medicinally for queasiness, vomiting and diarrhoea, stomach ulcers and colic nerve pains. May be used to treat lack of appetite. As a nervine it may act as a tonic, easing anxiety, tension, and hysteria. For rheumatism. For under active gall bladder. Good during colds and flu, fever, and for nasal catarrh. May be beneficial in the treatment of painful periods and nervous headaches. It may assist in keeping the mind clear, as well as assisting memory and calming exam-time nerves.