Fennel fruit (Hui xiang)
Botanical Name: Foeniculum vulgare Mill.
Common Name: Fennel
Source of Earliest Record: Xinxiu Bencao
Part Used : The fruit is gathered in late summer or
early autumn and dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste: Pungent and warm.
Meridians: Liver, kidney, spleen and stomach.
Functions: 1. To dispel cold and stop pain;
2.
To regulate qi and harmonize
the stomach.
Indications:
1. Cold stagnation in the liver meridian manifested as hernia.
2. Cold in the stomach manifested as vomiting and epigastric distension and
pain.
Dosage: 3-8 g
30 fresh seeds $3.50