Essential Nose Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fennel essential oil is dominated by trans-anethole (60-80%), a phenylpropanoid ether responsible for its characteristic anise-like aroma. It also contains fenchone, estragole, and limonene. Trans-anethole has demonstrated estrogenic, antispasmodic, and antimicrobial activity in vitro, and the oil has been studied for its use in relieving dysmenorrhea and gastrointestinal spasm.[1][2]
- Also Known As
- Sweet Fennel, Florence Fennel
- Family
- Herbal
- Perfumery Note
- Middle
- Intensity
- Medium
- Extraction
- Steam Distillation
- Plant Parts
- Seeds
- Origins
- France, Hungary, India
- Effect
- Balancing, Respiratory & Cleansing, Warming & Comforting
- Aroma
- Anise-like, Sweet, Herbal
- Applications
- Aromatherapy, Medicinal, Culinary, Massage
- Price
- $$$$Extensively farmed for the food industry; very high oil yield
References
- [1]Chemical composition and biological properties of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. essential oil — Badgujar SB, Patel VV, Bandivdekar AH. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2012
- [2]Comparison of Fennel and Mefenamic Acid for the Treatment of Primary Dysmenorrhea — Ostad SN et al. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2001