Family: Apiaceae
Synonyms: Anethum dulce DC. , Anethum foeniculum L. , Anethum minus Gouan , Anethum panmori Roxb., Anethum panmorium Roxb. ex Fleming , Anethum pannorium Roxb. , Anethum piperitum Ucria , Anethum rupestre Salisb. , Foeniculum azoricum Mill. , Foeniculum capillaceum Gilib. , Foeniculum divaricatum Griseb. , Foeniculum dulce Mill. , Foeniculum foeniculum (L.) H.Karst. Foeniculum giganteum Lojac., Foeniculum officinale All. , Foeniculum panmorium (Roxb.) DC. , Foeniculum piperitum C.Presl , Foeniculum rigidum Brot. ex Steud. , Foeniculum vulgare var. capillaceum Burnat , Foeniculum vulgare subsp. capillaceum (Burnat) Holmboe , Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce (Mill.) Batt. & Trab. , Foeniculum vulgare var. inodorum Maire , Foeniculum vulgare subsp. piperitum (C.Presl) Bég. , Foeniculum vulgare var. piperitum (C.Presl) Ball , Foeniculum vulgare var. sativum C.Presl , Foeniculum vulgare subsp. sativum (C.Presl) Janch. ex Holub , Ligusticum foeniculum (L.) Roth , Ligusticum foeniculum (L.) Crantz , Meum foeniculum (L.) Spreng. , Meum piperitum Schult. , Ozodia foeniculacea Wight & Arn. , Selinum foeniculum E.H.L.Krause , Seseli dulce Koso-Pol. , Seseli foeniculum Koso-Pol. , Seseli piperitum Koso-Pol. , Tenoria romana Schkuhr ex Spreng.
Various vernacular names:
English: fennel; Albanian: Kopër; Arabic: شمار; Armenian: Սամիթ; Assamese: Guamoori; Azerbaijani: Razyana; Basque: Mehul; Bengali: মৌৰী: Mauri: ; Bulgarian: Резене; Burmese: Samong-saba: ; Catalan: Fenoll; Chinese: 茴香: ; Croatian: Koromač; Czech: Fenykl; Dutch: Venkel; Esperanto: Fenkolo; Estonian: Venkel; Finnish: Fenkoli; French: Fenouil; Galician: Fiuncho; Georgian: კამა; Gujarati: Wariari; Hebrew: שומר; Hindi: मोटी: सौंफ: Moti: Saunf: ; Hungarian: Édeskömény: ; Icelandic: Fennika; Indonesian: Jinten: manis: ; Italian: Finocchio: comune: ; Japanese: フェンネル: ; Kannada: ಬಡೇಸೋಪು: ; Korean: 회향: ; Lithuanian: Pačiolis; Malay: Adas; Malayalam: Preumjirakam; Maltese: Bużbież; Marathi: बडीशेप: ; Norwegian: Fennikel; Oriya: Pan: mohuri: ; Polish: Fenkuł; Portuguese: Funcho; Romanian: Anason: dulce; Russian: Аптечный: укроп: ; Sanskrit: Madhurika: ; Sinhalese: Maduru; Slovak: Fenikel: obyčajný: ; Slovenian: Sladki: komarček: ; Spanish: Hinojo: ; Swahili: Shamari; Swedish: Fänkål; Tagalog: anis; Tamil: சோம்பு; Telugu: సోపు; Thai: เทียนข้าวเปลึอก: ; Turkish: Mayana; Ukrainian: Фенхель: звичайний; Urdu: Sonf; Welsh: ffennigl;
Description: Plants 0.4–2 m. Lower petioles 5–15 cm; blade broadly triangular in outline, 4–30 × 5–40 cm, 4–5-pinnatisect; ultimate segments linear, 1–6 × ca. 0.1 mm. Umbels 5–9 cm across; peduncles 2–25 cm; rays 6–29(–40), unequal, 1.5–10 cm; umbellules 14–39-flowered; pedicels thin, 2–10 mm, unequal. Fruit 4–6(–10) × 1.5–2.2(–2.5) mm. Fl. May–Jun, fr. Jul–Sep
Aromatic, carminative, and stomachic, the employment of fennil is confined to the same indications as for anise, carraway, and other aromatics. The weak infusion, in frequent doses, is useful in wind, flatulence, and difficulty in digestion; for wind and other infantile complaints, when accompanied with flatulence and griping, the infusion is of the greatest utility. As a combination with purgative medicines, especially with senna and rhubarb, it is well adapted, as, while it exerts no strong stimulant action, it effectually corrects any tendency to griping, and for this purpose is preferred, as an adjuvant to this particular medicine, to other agents of its class. (Botanic Pharmacopoeia)
Used in Ayurveda. Dry leaves infusion for cough. Diuretic, carminative, antidiarrheal, analgesic, antipyretic, antimicrobial, hypotensive, antioxidant, insecticide, antimytotic. Flowers, leaves and seeds used to aid digestion, for dysmenorrhea, stomachache and hernia pain. Seeds chewed in case of menstrual disorders. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
Used in Allergies, Colic, Digestive disorders, Flatulence and intestinal gas, Indigestion, Inflammation, Sinusitis, Stomach ache and abdominal pain, Women’s health conditions [Dominican Medicinal Plants: A Guide for Health Care Providers]
Fennel seed is carminative, aromatic, antispasmodic, anti inflammatory, galactagogue, hepatic, diuretic and emmenagogue. Fennel is an excellent stomach and intestinal remedy which relieves fl flatulence and colic whilst also stimulating the digestion and appetite. In India, fennel water is given in colic and flatulence of children. A hot infusion of the fruit is useful in amenorrhoea and in cases where the lacteal secretion is suppressed. The oil is useful in flatulence. The juice of the fennel fruit has been used to improve the eyesight and a paste of the seeds is used in a cooling drink in fevers and in scalding urine. Extracts of fennel seed have been shown in animal studies to have a potential use in the treatment of glaucoma. In Madras, fennel seed are employed in venereal diseases; in Mexico a decoction of fennel seeds is administered as a galactagogue; in Antilles, they are used as a stimulant. It is similar to aniseed in its calming effect on bronchitis and coughs. It may be used to flavour cough remedies. It has been reported to increase the fl ow of milk in nursing mothers. [Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants Vol-5]
Foeniculum vulgare , fennel, is used in Greco-Arab and Islamic medicine as well as in other different medical systems. Fennel is known for its laxative properties. It is also used as a muscle relaxant as well as to treat urinary disorders. In the eastern Mediterranean countries, fennel is used for its therapeutic effects on the gastrointestinal system as a pain reliever as well as for its diuretic properties. Experimental as well as human studies demonstrated that fennel oil had antispasmodic and relaxing effects on smooth muscles.[Greco-Arab and Islamic Herbal Medicine Traditional System, Ethics, Safety, Efficacy, and Regulatory Issues]
Medicinal Uses of Foeniculum vulgare in Sindh: Seeds are used against abdominal discomfort and constipation in children. 1. Method of use for abdominal discomfort: Seeds are chew and extract formed in mouth is taken inside. 2. Method of use for constipation in children:
3-5 g of seeds are pour in 200 mL of water for 30-40minutes and 1-2 spoon of that water is given to the children. [Medicinal Plants of Sindh : Indigenous Knowledge and Scientific Facts]
Stem and Leaf: Piece of branch is cooked with other ingredients and administered periodically to children to remedy vomiting. Leaf: Infusion for infant's stomachache. Seed: Ingested to dispel gas. [Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana) ]
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