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Fennel Fruit

Name

Fennel Fruit

Latin Pharmaceutical Name

Foeniculi Fructus

Chinese Name

小茴香

Category

Fruits and seeds

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Production Regions

Originally produced in Europe, in China, primarily produced in the provinces of Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Sichuan.

Macroscopic Features

Cremocarp, cylindrical, some are slightly curved, 2 ends are slightly pointed, 4~8mm long, 1.5~2.5mm diameter. Externally yellowish-green or pale yellow, apex has remnants of yellowish-brown raised style base, base sometimes has tiny fruit stems. Cut fruit is long elliptical, back has 5 longitudinal ridges, and joined surface is flat and relatively wide. Horizontal cut surface is slightly pentagonal, 4 edges of back side are about same length. Distinctively aromatic odor, slightly sweet, acrid taste.

Quality Requirements

Superior medicinal material is large, full, yellowish-green, with potent aroma.

Properties

Acrid, warm.

Functions

Opens appetite, moves qi, disperses cold, benefits intestinal tract. Apply to cold in middle-jiao, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, abdominal cold pain, hernia pain, testicle swelling and pain, spleen and stomach qi stagnation, abdominal swelling fullness and pain.

Origin

The dried mature fruit of Foeniculum vulgare Mill.(Apiaceae)

Fennel FruitHerbs in the formula

Liver-Warming Decoction

Action：Warms and supplements the liver and kidney, moves qi and relieves pain.

Indication： Nuan Gan Jian is indicated for patterns of liver and kidney insufficiency with cold coagulation in the liver channel. Symptoms include cold pain in the testis, lower abdominal pain, fear of cold, and a preference for warmth. The tongue is pale with a white coating, and the pulse is deep and slow.

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Tian Tai Combined Spicebush Root Powder

Action：Moves qi, soothes the liver, disperses cold, and relieves pain.

Indication：Tian Tai Wu Yao San is indicated for small intestinal shan qi due to cold congealing and stagnant qi in the liver channel. The symptoms are lesser abdomen pain dragging to testicle (s), a feeling that the testicles are distended and dropped unevenly, or lesser abdomen pain. The tongue is pale with a white coating and the pulse is deep and slow or wiry. This formula is also used for painful menstruation and abdomen mass due to cold congealing and qi stagnation.

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