Materia Medica
Fennel Seed (Foeniculum vulgare)
Fennel plants are green and white, with feathery leaves and yellow flowers. Both the crunchy bulb and its seeds have a sweet liquorice-like taste.
Packed with fibre and vitamins, they have been used culinarily and medicinally for treating respiratory and gastrointestinal disorders for centuries.
They also have antifungal, antibacterial, antioxidant, antithrombotic and hepatoprotective properties.
They have traditionally been used in the treatment of abdominal pain, diarrhoea, bronchitis, coughs and wheezing [1,2].
Part used:
Seed
Energetics:
Slightly cooling, moist, sweet
Actions:
Antiemetic, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, antitussive, calmative, digestive, diuretic
Indications:
IBS, flatulent dyspepsia, flatulent colic, wheezing, shortness of breath, cough, bronchitis
References:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25162032/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878535212000792
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/fennel-and-fennel-seed-benefits
Related Products:
Fennel seed is used in our Digestive, Masala Chai, Mother Nurture and Spicy Chai.