Fennel

The fruit contains volatile oil, including trans-anethole, limonene, fenchone and estragole, etc. It also contains linoleic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid and arachidic acid, as well as stigmasterol, sitosterol, 7-hydroxycoumarin and 6,7-dihydroxycoumarin, etc.

The volatile oil promotes gastrointestinal motility and secretion, helps expel intestinal gas, and has a stomachic effect. It also has expectorant and analgesic effects and can inhibit aflatoxin production. Anethole in the volatile oil has been used as a leukocyte-increasing agent for leukopenia associated with cancer, prolonged radiation exposure, drug use, or unknown causes, with reportedly favorable therapeutic effects.

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