Fennel fruit (Xiaohuixiang)
Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Foeniculi
Botanical Name: Foeniculum vulgare Mill.
Common Name: Fennel fruit
Source of Earliest Record: Xinxiu Bencao
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: 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 & Combinations:
1. Cold stagnation in the liver meridian manifested as hernia. Fennel fruit (Xiaohuixiang) is used with Cinnamon bark (Rougui) and Lindera root (Wuyao) in the formula Nuangan Jian.
style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align: justify">2. Cold in the stomach manifested as vomiting and epigastric distension and pain. Fennel fruit (Xiaohuixiang) is used with Dried ginger (Ganjiang) and Costus root (Muxiang).
Dosage: 3-8 g