Fennel.Fructus Foeniculi.Foeniculum vulgare Mill.Xiao Hui Xiang.

Contents

• Basic Botanical Info of Fennel.Fructus Foeniculi.
• What Is It?General Description of Fennel.
• Description of Fennel Plant(s) and Culture.
• History,Region of Fennel Origin.
• Fennel History and Modern Use.
• Traditional Ethnic Uses of Fennel.
• Fennel Legends, Myths and Stories.
• Chemistry and Pharmacology of Fennel.
• Fennel Medicinal Properties.
• Common Uses Of Fennel.
• Healing with Fennel.
• Fennel Formulas or Dosages,safety.
• Research Update:Fennel.Fructus Foeniculi.Foeniculum vulgare Mill.

Basic Botanical Info of Fennel.Fructus Foeniculi.:

Fennel
 Latin: Fructus Foenicuii
 Botanical Source:dry fruit seed of Foeniculum vulgare Mill
 English Name: Fennel
 Plant Family: Umbelliferae

 Common Names:Hsiao-hui-hsiang,Large fennel,Shatapushpa (Sanskrit name),Shih-lo (Chinese name),Sweet fennel,Tzu-mo-lo,Wild fennel,Xiao-hue-xiang (Chinese name),Fenchel,Fenkel,Hinojo,Sweet Fennel,Wild Fennel;Fennel,Adas landi, Adas londa, Anis Vert, Anis, Comino, Finocchio Forte, Hinojo, Hsiao Hui Hsiang, Hui Hsiang Chiu, Kaneer Razbana, L'Anis, La Nuit, Raziyane, Rezene, Shamar, Shbint.
 
 Parts Usually Used:Seeds, berries, fruits, roots, and stems.
 The leaves or seed, boiled in Barley-water, and drunk, are good for nurses to increase their milk, and make it more wholesome for the child.

 Fennel has a distinctive smell rather like Aniseed. The roots are large, thick and white, the leaves'are winged and the small, yellow flowers at the top of the four-foot (1.2 m) stem are in flat umbels.

Reference:

• 1.Fennel.Fructus Foeniculi.Foeniculum vulgare Mill.Xiao Hui Xiang.

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♣ last edit date:13th,Oct.2010.