Steinmetz:Foeniculum

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Foeniculum duice

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Umbelliferae
English Names
  • Florence Fennel
  • Roman Fennel
  • Sweet Fennel
Natural Habitat
  • Southern Europe
  • Syria
  • Egypt; cultivated in Italy
Part(s) Used
  • Fructus Foeniculi romani
Constituent(s)
  • volatile oil (containing much anethole
  • but no fenchone)
Action
  • stalk: used as a most delicious vegetable; seed; used for the same purposes as those of Foeniculum vulgare



Foeniculum panmorium

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Umbelliferae
English Names
  • Indian Fennel
Natural Habitat
  • India
Constituent(s)
  • essential oil (but far less than is contained in Foeniculum vulgare and in Foeniculm dulce)



Foeniculum vulgare

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Umbelliferae
English Names
  • Fennel
Natural Habitat
  • Central- and Southern Europe
  • Western Asia
  • Russia
  • China
  • Japan
  • Argentine
Part(s) Used
  • Fructus Foeniculi
  • Herba Foeniculi
  • Radix Foeniculi
  • Oleum Foeniculi
Constituent(s)
  • volatile oil (chiefly consisting of anethole and fenchone)
  • fixed oil
  • sugar
  • starch
  • protein; the oil contained in the root is different from that in the seed
Action
  • seed: stomachic
  • stimulant
  • digestive
  • carminative
  • expectorant
  • restorative
  • galactagogue
  • aromatic
  • slightly sedative: herb; expectorant
  • emmenagogue; root: pectoral
  • carminative
  • diuretic; oil: carminative
  • antiparasitic (excessive doses are dangerous)

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