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| Chinese Name |
Xiaohuixiang |
| Latin |
Fructus Foeniculi |
| English Name |
Fennel |
| Key Characteristics |
Herb that warms the interior. |
| Source |
Dried ripe fruit of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. (Fam. Umbelliferae)
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| Property, Flavor and Meridians Entered |
Acrid, warm; Liver, Spleen, Kidney, Stomach
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| Actions |
To dispel cold and kill pain, and regulate the stomach function
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| Indications |
Abdominal cold pain and cold limbs, dysmenorrhea with cold pain in the abdomen, distending pain in the epigastrium with poor appetite, vomiting and diarrhea, hydrocele testis, in addition, used for duodenal ulcer
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| Precaution |
It is not suggested to prescribe to those with flaming fire from yin deficiency. |
| Chemical Composition |
It contains volatile oil and fixed oil.
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