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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.
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 |
