Fennel ( 小茴香 ) ...Chinese Herb...
Latin
Plant Name
Foeniculi Vulgaris
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Xiao Hui Xiang or Hui Xiang
Common
English Name
Fennel Fruit
Part
of Plant Used
Fruit
Nature
Warm
Taste
Acrid
Meridians
Entered
Spleen, Stomach, Liver, Kidneys
Common
Usages
This herb is used in formulas that stimulate and warm digestive organs to
aid digestive function (TCM: reduces stagnation); and to treat symptoms such
as sensation of hernia or pain in testicles (TCM: cold in Liver and Middle
Burner).
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Regulates Qi and alleviates pain; warms Middle Burner and pacifies Stomach.
Common
Formulas Used In
Tang Gui and Indigo.
Processing
Required
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Remarks
-
Cautions
in Use
Use carefully where there is Yin deficiency with heat signs.
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