Foeniculum, Fennel, Xiao Hui Xiang 小茴香 Traditionally called MaratrumXiao Hui Xiang (TCM)Saunf (Ayurveda)Combu (Siddha)La la phud  ལ་ལ་ཕུད  (Tibetan)Badiyan (Seed, Unnai)Bekh e Badiyan (Root, Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Botanical name: Foeniculum vulgare Parts used: Root, Seed; sometimes the herbSweet and Bitter (or “Common”) varieties of Fennel seed are used. Temperature & Taste: Very Warm, dry. Pungent open, resolve, discuss Classifications: 2B ATTENUATER.   2J. RAREFYING.   2H. CARMINATIVE  2K. RESOLVENT3C. ALEXIPHARMIC.   3G. EMMENAGOGUE.   3H. LACTAGOGUE  3K. EXPECTORANT.   3L. ANTI-TUSSIVE4a. CEPHALIC.   4b. OPTHALMIC.   4e. STOMACHIC.   4f. SPLENETIC  4g. HEPATIC.   4h. NEPHRITIC.   4i. UTERINETCM:M. Warm to Expel Cold Fennel seed (Adam, 2016) Uses: 1. Root is one of the Opening Roots -obstructions of the Liver, Spleen;-Cholecystitis, Gall Stones, Jaundice (seed) 2. Seed is one of the Warming Seeds: -cold in the Stomach, Kidneys, Bladder, Uterus or lower abdomen-helps clear Cold, Phlegm and Damp diseases 3. Warms the Kidneys, Promotes Urine (Leaf, Root, Seed) -obstructed Urine, Edema-lower back pain (roots, seed)-traditionally regarded as Aphrodisiac; helps Fertility-gives strength, courage and longevity (Greeks)-“good against Sand, Gravel or Tartarous Mucilage of the Reins”. (Seed; Salmon)-“tonifies the deficiency of the Ming Men (Gate of Life). (Seed; Li Gao)-“It warms…

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