- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Umbelliferae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Central- and Southern Europe
- Western Asia
- Russia
- China
- Japan
- Argentine
- Part(s) Used
- Fructus Foeniculi
- Herba Foeniculi
- Radix Foeniculi
- Oleum Foeniculi
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- 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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