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Fructus FoeniculiLOT 24-0915
Cultivated
Batch
LOT 24-0915
Net
100 g
Unit price
€5.40 / 100 g
Origin
Altmühl Valley, Bavaria
Sourcing
Cultivated
Plant part
Fructus · Fruit
HarvestAug · Sep

Loose tea

Fennel Seed

Foeniculum vulgare Mill.

Sweet aniseed, warm, with a cooling finish.

€5.40100 g
€5.40 / 100 g
1

In stock 64

Sweet fennel, harvested when the umbels have turned grey-green but before the seed shatters. Sold whole rather than ground — the oil sits in the seed coat and starts leaving the moment it is broken.

Traditional use

Traditionally given for bloating and wind after meals, and used as a mild tea for children.

Constituents

  • 01Anethole
  • 02Fenchone
  • 03Estragole

Drawer

Digestion — Bitters and carminatives for after the table. Also pulled for Airways.

Preparation95 °C · 10 min

Preparation

The preparation is half the drug

This drug wants 95 °C and 10 min. Water hotter or a cup left standing gives you a different drink, made from the same herb.

The leaflet below is the one that goes in the box. Unfold it for the steps and the timer; the cautions stay in view either way.

Package InsertFructus Foeniculi · Loose tea
Dose
1 tsp (≈ 2 g), freshly bruised
Frequency
3× daily
Water
95 °C
Steep
10 min

Steps

As printed on the box · 3 in sequence

  1. 01

    Crush

    Bruise the seed in a mortar just before brewing. Whole seed gives you coloured water and little else.

    1 tsp ≈ 2 g
  2. 02

    Pour

    Boiling water over the crushed seed.

    150 ml · 95 °C
  3. 03

    Steep

    Ten minutes, covered.

    10 min

Steep time

Live timer · 10 min · 95 °C

Ready

10:00

Cautions

Read before use

  • Not intended for prolonged use in infants without medical advice.
  • Avoid if you are sensitive to Apiaceae (celery, carrot) plants.
From the same drawer

Kept beside it

Herbs shelved for Digestion, ordered by how much of this one’s indication they share.