Fennel Essential Oil
Fennel the dried grass aroma earned fennel the Roman name of ‘foeniculum’ derived from the latin word foenum meaning ‘like hay’. Native to the shores of the mediterranean, fennel is a biennial or short lived perennial herb growing up to 2m high, with dark green feathery leaves and umbels of yellow flowers, and small, ridged, oval-shaped seeds, which are gathered in the autumn. All parts of the plant are aromatic, although the highly prized essential oil derives from the ripe fruit or seeds.
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| Botanical Name: | Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce Miller. |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Synonyms: | Anethum foeniculum, Foeniculum officinalis, Foeniculum capillaceum, fenkel. |
| See Also: | Fennel Bitter |
| Parts Used: | Crushed seeds |
| Extraction Method: | Steam Distillation |
| Appearance: | Clear, pale yellow liquid |
| Aroma Description: | Herbaceous, peppery, anise like. |
| Perfume note: | Top to Middle |
| Consistancy: | Thin |
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| Historical Uses: | Historically used to strenghen the eyesight and treat poisons. |
| Modern Uses: | Fennel Sweet fruit is chiefly used medicinally with purgatives to allay their tendency to griping and for this purpose forms one of the ingredients of the well-known compound Liquorice Powder. Used in herbaceous flavours (tea) and in fragrance compounds for beauty treatment. |
| Cautions: | Non-irritant, relatively non-toxic, narcotic in large doses; |
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