fennel

Also known as Huai Xiang, Xiao Hui Xiang. Dicotyledons, Umbelliferae, perennial herbs. Be cultivated for one or two years. The whole plant has strong fragrance and white powder on the surface. The leaves are pinnately divided and the lobes are linear. Yellow flowers with compound umbels in summer. Fruit oval, yellow-green. It is warm and suitable for sandy loam growth; Avoid planting in clay and too wet land. It can be sown in spring and autumn or propagated by dividing plants in spring. Originated in China, it is widely cultivated all over China. Young stems and leaves are used as vegetables. Fruit as spice; In traditional Chinese medicine, it is warm in nature, pungent in taste, has the functions of warming liver and kidney, warming stomach qi and dispersing stagnation, and is mainly used for treating abdominal liver fullness, cold hernia and abdominal pain. It is cultivated in all parts of our state, but it has not formed a scale. It has great prospects to develop fennel on the basis of establishing a processing and export system.

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Fructus Foeniculi

Fennel

[alias] fennel, fennel.

[Source] is the fruit of Foeniculum vulgare Mill．. of Umbelliferae.

[Plant Morphology] Perennial herb, 0.6-2m high, with powdery frost on the whole plant and strong fragrance. The stem is erect, branched at the upper part and angular. Leaves alternate, 2-4 times pinnate, and finally the lobes are filiform, 0.4-4cm long and 0.5mm； wide; The lower leaf has a long stalk, the base is sheathing, and the stalk of the upper leaf is partially or completely sheathed. Compound umbel is terminal, without involucre and small involucre; Umbrella width 8-30, unequal length; Pedicel 5-30; The flowers are small and golden yellow. Rubus bicuspidata is oblong, with sharp edges and special aroma. Flowering period is from June to July, and fruiting period is 10. It is cultivated everywhere.

Location: Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Gansu and Liaoning.

[Picking] When the fruit is first ripe in autumn, cut the plant, dry it in the sun, and lay the fruit. Sometimes salt is fried.

[Description] Double-hanging fruit is thin oval, some slightly curved, 4-8mm long and 1.5-2.5mm in diameter. The surface is yellow-green or light yellow, with slightly sharp ends, a yellow-brown protruding column base at the top, and some small fruit stalks at the base. The mericarpus is oblong with five 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.

[Chemical composition] It contains anisole, α-anisone, methylchavicol, anisaldehyde, etc.

[Taste] Warm in nature, pungent and bitter in taste.

Indications: Promoting blood circulation, benefiting qi and relieving pain. Used for chest pain, abdominal pain, amenorrhea dysmenorrhea, postpartum blood stasis, traumatic swelling and pain. The dosage is 3 ~ 9g.

English name FRUCTUS FOENICULI

Alias fennel, shredded cabbage and coriander.

Source This product is the dried and mature fruit of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. of Umbelliferae. Its roots, leaves and whole grass can also be used medicinally. When the fruit is first ripe in autumn, cut the plant, dry it in the sun, lay the fruit and remove impurities. The whole grass and leaves can be harvested in summer and autumn, and the roots can be harvested in all seasons. Wash the soil and dry it in the sun.

Source form perennial herbs, the whole plant surface is frosted, with strong aroma. The stem is erect and branched at the upper part. Basal leaves are clustered and have long stalks; Cauline leaves alternate, petiole base expands into sheath-like, with three to four pinnate compound leaves. Small golden yellow flowers in summer are terminal or lateral compound umbels without involucre or small involucre. The bilberry is ovoid and oblong, 4 ~ 8 mm long, and the mericarps are often slightly curved, with 5 edges and special aroma.

preparation

Fennel: Remove impurities.

Salted fennel: Clean fennel, stir-fry with salt water (Appendix II D) until slightly yellow.

Properties This product is a double-hanging fruit, which is cylindrical, and some are 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.

differentiate

(1) Cross section of this product: the exocarp is 1 row of flat cells, and the cuticle is outside. There are vascular bundles at the longitudinal edge of mesocarp, and there are many lignified reticulated cells around them. There are two large oval brown oil pipes 1 piece between the longitudinal edges on the back, and two oil pipes ***6 on the joint surface. Endocarp is 1 row of flat parenchyma cells with different cell lengths. Seed coat cells are flat and long, containing brown matter. Endosperm cells are polygonal and contain many aleurone grains, and each aleurone grain contains fine calcium oxalate clusters.

(2) Take 2g of this product powder, add 20ml of ether, ultrasonically treat it for10min, filter it, evaporate the filtrate, and add chloroform 1ml to the residue to make it dissolve, which is used as the test solution. In addition, anisaldehyde reference substance was added with ethanol to prepare a solution containing 1μl per 1ml as reference substance solution. According to the test of thin-layer chromatography (Appendix ⅵ b), draw 5μl of test solution and reference solution 1μl, respectively, onto the same silica gel G thin-layer plate with sodium carboxymethyl cellulose as adhesive, and use petroleum ether (60 ~ 90℃)-ethyl acetate (17:2.5) as developing agent, spread it to 8cm, and take it out. In the chromatogram of the test sample, the same orange-red spots appear in the position corresponding to the chromatogram of the control sample.

The content was determined according to the volatile oil determination method (appendix ⅹ d). The volatile oil content of this product shall not be less than1.5% (ml/g).

Sexual taste is pungent and warm. Liver, kidney, spleen and stomach meridians entered.

Functions mainly include dispelling cold and relieving pain, regulating qi and regulating stomach. It can be used for abdominal pain due to cold hernia, testicular deviation, dysmenorrhea, cold pain in the abdomen, abdominal distension, vomiting and diarrhea due to anorexia, and hydrocele in the tunica vaginalis. Salted fennel warms kidney, dispels cold and relieves pain. Used for abdominal pain due to cold hernia, testicular deviation and abdominal pain due to menstruation.

Usage and dosage 3 ~ 6g.

Store in a cool and dry place.

Excerpt from "National Compilation of Chinese Herbal Medicine"