Small fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
小茴香xiǎo huí xiāngXiaohuixiang
Foeniculum vulgare · Plant
2
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
May interfere with hormone therapy; avoid during pregnancy and breastfeeding; estrogen-like effects; may interact with blood thinners.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Small fennel for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation SyndromeSpasm Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Small fennel does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DigestiveBenefit MenstruationBenefit Respiratory
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Foeniculum vulgare and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antimicrobial138 records, 33 in people
- Benefit Digestive50 records, 16 in people
- Benefit Menstruation9 records, 5 in people
- Benefit Respiratory24 records, 11 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome63 records, 23 in people
- Spasm Syndrome1 records