Fennel Fruit
Foeniculum Vulgare
Hui Xiang

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Warm; pungent

Part(s) used

Fruit

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To warm kidney and disperse cold, rectify qi and harmonize stomach .

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Incarcerated hernia of intestine, effusion of vaginal coat, elephantiasis of scrotum, cold mounting, cold pain in lesser-abdomen, kidney vacuity lumbago, stomachache, vomiting, beriberi.