[Variety Source]

Fennel is the mature fruit of fennel fruit (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.), a perennial herbaceous plant of the Umbelliferae family. It is cultivated throughout the country. Harvest the fruits when they are ripe in autumn and dry them in the sun. Use raw or broiled in salt water.

Chinese Star Anise is the fruit of the Magnoliaceae plant Chinese Star Anise (Illicium verum Hook. f.), which is distributed in Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan and other provinces. It is harvested twice a year, with mature fruits harvested from August to November, which is the main harvest period. The output is less between February and March of the second year. After harvesting, they are dried in the sun or roasted over a mild fire, or scalded with boiling water and dried.

[Property]

Acrid, warm. act on liver, kidney, spleen and stomach channels.

[Efficacy]

dissipating cold to relieve pain, regulating qi and harmonizing the body.

[Indications]

Used for cold abdominal colic abdominal pain, distending pain, lower abdomen cold pain, dysmenorrheal. This product can warm the kidneys and liver, dissipating cold to relieve pain.

1. Treat cold abdominal colic abdominal pain, often used with Lindera, green tangerine peel, Lesser Galangal Rhizome , such as Heavenly Platform Lindera Powder; you can also stir-fry this product and wrap it in a cloth to warm your abdomen.
2. Treat liver qi stagnation, testicular fall and distending pain, it can be used equally with Tangerine Seed and hawthorn fruit.
3. To treat cold pain in the lower abdomen due to cold in the liver, or dysmenorrheal due to deficiency of cold, it can be used with Chinese Angelica, Sichuan Lovage Rhizome, Cassia Bark and the like. Lesser Galangal Rhizome, Cyperus, Lindera, etc.
4. To treat deficiency-cold of spleen and stomach, abdominal distension and fullness, vomiting and less food, it can be used with White Atractylodes Rhizome, Dried Tangerine Peel, Fresh Ginger Rhizome Same as.

[Documentation]

1. Xinxiu Bencao: "Treat all kinds of impotence, cholera and snakebite."
2. Rihuazi Bencao: "Treat dry beberi and kidney fatigue hernia, It can be used to appetize and treat bladder pain and vaginal pain."

[Usage and Dosage]

Decoct and take, 3~6g. Appropriate amount for external use.

[Modern Pharmacology]

This product contains volatile oil. The main components in the oil are fennel fruit ether, fennel ketone, etc. Fennel fruit oil can enhance gastrointestinal motility, promote gas discharge and relieve pain when there is abdominal distension, and can be used as a carminative.

[Supplementary Medication]

Chinese Star Anise is the mature fruit of Chinese Star Anise (Illicium verum Hook. f.), a small evergreen tree of the Magnoliaceae family. Also known as anise seed, star anise. The taste and taste are similar to Fennel, but its potency is weaker and it is mainly used as a food condiment. Usage and dosage are the same as Fennel.