Latin name: Foeniculum vulgare .

Description :
Fennel, a hardy, perennial, umbelliferous herb, with yellow flowers and feathery leaves, grows wild in most parts of temperate Europe, but is generally considered indigenous to the shores of the Mediterranean, whence it spreads eastwards to India Fennel is one of our oldest cultivated plants and was much valued by the Romans. "So gladiators fierce and rude/ mingled it with their daily food. And he who battled and subdued/ a wreath of fennel wore (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow). It was also one of the nine herbs held sacred by the Anglo-Saxons for its power against evil. Charlemagne declared in 812A.D., that fennel, with healing properties also to its credit, was essential in every imperial garden.

Perennial. Grows to about 7 '. To me it resembles dill. Fennel likes loamy soil. Not clay. It does need to be protected from the mid-day sun and don't plant next to dill. It will cross-pollinate. Fennel has small yellow blooms. And can be grown in large containers but you will have to stake the stems.

Taken in large doses, the essence can cause convulsions and disturb the nervous system. Sow the seeds in the spring of all varieties. During the summer pick the flowering heads to maintain leaf production. During the fall cut back old growth. Fennel will die back into the ground in winter. Mulch if you live in a very cold climate. To harvest pick young stems and leaves as required. Freeze leaves or infuse in oil or vinegar. Fennel is an excellent stomach and intestinal remedy which relieves flatulence and colic whilst also stimulating the digestion and appetite. It is similar to Aniseed in its calming effect on bronchitis and coughs. It may be used to flavor cough remedies

Fennel will increase the flow of milk in nursing mothers. Externally the oil eases muscular and rheumatic pains. The infusion may be used as an eye wash or compress to treat conjunctivitis and inflammation of the eyelids (blepharitis).
Fennel tea is good to aid digestion, or prevent both heartburn or constipation. A teaspoon of this cooled tea is good for babies with colic. Steep a compress in the tea and place on the eyelid, to ease inflammation or watery eye, or bathe the cooled solution on the naked eye.

Actions: anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antitussive, appetite stimulant, aromatic, carminative, decreases the griping of irritating cathartics, digestive, expectorant, galactogogue, hepatic, antidysbiosis, mild stimulant, respiratory alterative, secretagogue, secretolytic, stomachic, weak diuretic

Traditional use:abdominal distention, agalactia, amenorrhea, anorexia, blepharitis (eye wash), bronchitis, cirrhosis, common cold, conjunctivitis (eyewash), cough, diarrhea, dysbiosis, dyspepsia, flatulence, flatulent colic in children, flatulent indigestion, gallbladder disorders, gout, hyperacidity, hypertension, inappetence, indigestion, mastitis, menstrual cramps, side effects of chemotherapy and radiation, sore throat (gargle), upper respiratory catarrh, vomiting

A combination herbs into a syrup used for the treatment of persistent coughs.
Althaea officinalis root 1000mg
Glycyrrhiza glabra 350mg
Oleum foeniculi oil 1.25 mcL
In an alcohol-free base of lemon oil, orange oil, glycerol and water