hinojo, fenkel, sweet fennel, wild fennel
wild in most areas of temperate Europe and generally considered indigenous to the shores of the Mediterranean. It is cultivated for medicinal benefit in France, Russia, India and Persia.
the seeds, leaves, and roots, though the roots are rarely used in herbal medicine today. The essential oil is seperated by distillation with water. Fennel oil varies widely in quality and composition depedant upon where and under what conditions the fennel was grown.
the herb is principally used with purgatives to prevent griping. The seeds form an ingredient of the compound liquorice powder. Fennel water also acts in a similar way to dill water in correcting infant flatulence.
fluid extract, distilled water, essential oil