Foeniculum vulgare (alias: Foeniculum vulgare) is the dried and mature fruit of Foeniculum vulgare. It is cylindrical, with yellow-green or light yellow surface and slightly sharp ends; There is a yellow-brown protruding column base at the top, and sometimes a small fruit stalk at the base; The schizocarp is oblong, with 5 longitudinal edges on the back, and the joint surface is flat and wide; The cross section is slightly pentagonal, and the four sides of the back are about the same length. It is mainly produced in Inner Mongolia and Shanxi.

Medication site

Dry ripe fruit of plants.

Nature odor

Pungent in taste and warm in nature.

Meridian tropism

Liver, kidney, spleen and stomach meridians entered.

Efficacy

Fennel has the effects of dispelling cold, relieving pain, regulating qi and regulating stomach. Salted fennel has the effect of warming kidney, dispelling cold and relieving pain.

Indications disorder

Foeniculum vulgare is used for abdominal pain due to cold hernia, testicular deviation, dysmenorrhea, cold pain in the lower abdomen, abdominal distension and pain, and vomiting and diarrhea due to eating less. Salted fennel is used for abdominal pain due to cold hernia, testicular deviation and abdominal pain due to menstruation.

Related compatibility

1, "Medical Invention" Tiantai Wuyao Powder: It is often used in combination with Lindera root, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride and Alpinia officinarum to treat cold hernia and abdominal pain.

2, "Materia Medica Huiyan": It can be used with Alpinia officinarum, Cyperus rotundus and Lindera root to treat epigastric pain due to stomach cold and qi stagnation.

dosage

3～6g。

Medication contraindication

Use with caution those with yin deficiency and excessive fire.

Processing method

1, fennel: remove impurities.

2, salt fennel: take the net fennel, stir-fry according to the salt water method until it is yellowish.

physiological property

This product is a double-hanging fruit, which is cylindrical and slightly curved, with a length of 4 ~ 8 mm and a diameter of1.5 ~ 2.5 mm. The surface is yellow-green or light yellow, with slightly sharp ends, a yellow-brown protruding column base at the top, and sometimes tiny fruit stalks at the base. The schizocarp is oblong, with 5 longitudinal edges on the back, and the joint surface is flat and wide. The cross section is slightly pentagonal, and the four sides of the back are about the same length. It has a special aroma and tastes slightly sweet and pungent.