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

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Traditional Ethnic Uses of Fennel.

Fennel Seed Extract INCI Name Foeniculum Vulgare Extract CAS 84625-39-8 EINECS ELINCS No 283-414-6 Fructus Foeniculi Extract Foeniculum extract bitter fennel seed extract Xiao-hui-xiang Fenchel Fenkel Sweet Fennel Wild Fennel Fennel Adas landi Adas londa Anis Vert Anis Comino Finocchio Forte Kaneer Razbana LAnis La Nuit Raziyane Rezene Shamar Shbint photo picture image Fennel goes well with fish and is used in Italian sausages and some curry powder mixes.

 The Commission E approved the internal use of fennel seed preparations for dyspepsias such as mild, spastic gastrointestinal afflictions, fullness, and flatulence. It is also approved for catarrh of the upper respiratory tract. Fennel syrup and fennel honey are used for catarrh of the upper respiratory tract in children.

 In France, fennel seed is allowed the same indications for use as the star anise seed or aniseed. The German Standard License for infusion of fennel seed reports its use against flatulence and cramp-like pains in the gastrointestinal tract, especially in infants and small children, and to dissolve mucus in the respiratory tract. ESCOP lists fennel seed for dyspeptic complaints such as mild, spasmodic gastrointestinal complaints, bloating, and flatulence, for catarrh of the upper respiratory tract, and fennel syrup or fennel honey for catarrh of the upper respiratory tract in children.

 In new houses fennel used as protection from fire, accidents and evil.

 Fennel used as an antidote for poisonous herbs or mushrooms,for serpent and other venomous bites,in ancient fertility rites.

 Grown fennel near the home to ward of negativity and evil,to cover cold stone and earth floors,to neutralize vegetable and fungus (mushroom) poisoning

 Fennel Seed is also known by the names Finocchio and Carosella. The name Fennel is derived from the Latin,"foenum", meaning "hay" due to the finely divided leaves of the Fennel plant. Ancient Greek athletes ate Fennel Seed so they would gain strength, but not weight. During the Middle Ages, the seeds were chewed to stave off hunger during fasting periods, and also during long church sermons. Eating the leaves has been a traditional tonic for the eyes, brain and enhanced memory. The Fennel plant came originally from Europe, where it is still grown today. Fennel Seeds are also cultivated in many parts of North America, Asia, and Egypt. The major constituents of Fennel, which include the terpenoid anethole, are found in the volatile oil. Anethole and other terpenoids inhibit spasms in smooth muscles, such as those in the intestinal tract, and this is thought to contribute to fennel use as a carminative (gas-relieving and gastrointestinal tract cramp-relieving agent). Related compounds to anethole may have mild estrogenic actions, although this has not been proven in humans. Fennel is also thought to possess diuretic (increase in urine production), choleretic (increase in production of bile), pain-reducing, fever-reducing, and anti-microbial actions. The seeds are used as a flavoring agent in many herbal medicines, and to help disperse flatulence. The seeds, and roots, also help to open obstructions of the liver, spleen and gall bladder, and to ease painful swellings, in addition to helping with yellow jaundice, the gout and occasional cramps. Fennel Seed was formerly an official drug in the United States, and was listed for the treatment of indigestion.

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last edit date:1st,June.2009.