Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Foeniculum vulgare
Scientific Name and Description
Foeniculum vulgare GAERTN
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | fennel, pastis, sweet fennel, wild fennel |
| Hindi | badi, badishep, bari saunf, barisaunf, saumph, saunf, sonp, sont |
| Kannada | badesopu, badhesoppu, badi-sopu, badisepu, badisopu, dodda jeerige, dodda sompu, sabbasige |
| Malayalam | perincirakam, perumjirakam |
| Marathi | badishep, fumh |
| Sanskrit | ahichhatra, avakapushpi, bhuripushpa, chhatra, gandhadhika, ghosha, ghoshawati, karavi, madhavi, madhura, madhuri, madhurika, mangalya, methica, mishreyaa, misi, misreya, potika, prthvika, pushpavha, sanghatapatrika, satahva, satapuspa, shaleya, shalina, shatapatrika, shataprasuna, shatapushpa, shitashiva, sugandha, supushpika, talaparni, trishahara, vanapushpa |
| Tamil | cokikkirai, compu, kacicciram, perun siragum, perunjiragam, shombu, sohikirai, sohikire, sombu, sompu |
| Telugu | peddajeekaramu, peddajeela koora, peddajilakaramu, peddajilakarra, peddajilakurra, sopu |
| Tibetan | ma tog brgya pa, su ti |
| Urdu | arq badiyan, badi saunf, badiyan, badiyan (saunf), badiyan biryan, badiyan khatai, badiyan nim kofta, badyan, bikh badiyan, roghan badiyan, roghan-i-badyan, saunf, sonf |
| Oriya | Panmohri |
| Common name | fennel, fennel seed |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Tibetan
Folk
Western
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Aerial parts
Fruits
Seeds
Ethnopharmacology use
Blumea lacera plant decoction with powdered Foeniculum vulgare (Panmohri) and sugar candy in desired quantity is drunk as cooling agent in gastric disorder (Pokosunga, Balasore, Patra, 2973).
Source: Hippocratic Journal of Unani Medicine July - September 2012, Vol. 7 No. 3, Pages 59-75
Foeniculum vulgare Mill.
Habit- Herb
Parts used - Aerial parts
Application - To eliminate gases; for bellyache; laxative; to urinate; for bad breath; refreshing; increases lactation
Treatment - General; women
References - Parada et al. 2009
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Parada et al. 2009
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
Ethno-Pharmacological Diversity in Family Asteraceae in the State of Orissa
Endangered Medicinal Plants A. B. Chaudhuri
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Research
References
Citations
Herb citations
WFO (2024): Foeniculum subinodorum Maire, Weiller & Wilczek. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000691484. Accessed on: 10 May 2024