Stem and leaf of fennel

Stem and leaf of fennel

(on medicinal properties)

[synonyms] fennel (Qianjin Shizhi), caotaixiang (Fengyuan), coriander (a textual research on the name and reality of plants).

[source] it is the leaf of anethole, an Umbelliferae plant. The plant morphology is detailed in the "anethole" strip.

[chemical constituents] the leaves contain about 123 mg% ascorbic acid, 37 mg% dehydroascorbic acid, a small amount of vitamin B2, nelumbinide, anisoside, kaempferol-3-arabinoside, kaempferol-3-glucuronide, quercetin-3-glucuronide, cinnamic acid, ferulic acid, caffeic acid, benzoic acid, Anisic Acid, vanillic acid, gentianic acid, o-coumaric acid, protocatechuic acid Syringic acid, erucic acid, fumaric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, shikimic acid, quinic acid and other organic acids.

[nature and taste] Nanchuan's Handbook of commonly used Chinese herbal medicines: "it tastes sweet and pungent, but it is warm in nature. "

Functions and indications: expelling wind, smoothing Qi and relieving pain. It is used to treat Sha Qi, hernia and carbuncle.

① "Theory of medicinal properties": "nausea of stroke, restlessness in the abdomen, boil food that is Huang. "

② "Qianjin? Shizhi" says: "it is mainly used to treat cholera, expel heat and remove breath. "

③ "Animal and plant folk medicine": "expelling wind, relieving fever. "

④ "Nanjing folk herbs": "decocting, sweating along Qi; soaking in wine, treating small intestine Qi. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 3-5 yuan; mash juice or soak wine. External use: tamping.

[selected formula] ① it is used to treat the kidney qi of stroke, such as stabbing pain and no breathing. Also very Li small intestine gas: raw pound fennel stem and leaf juice together, put hot sprinkle a combined service. (dietotherapy materia medica)

② For the treatment of malignant carbuncle and swelling, or acute contracture of pain between yin and thigh, it is intolerable to pull it into the abdomen: take fennel seedling leaves, pound the juice for one liter, use it three or four times a day, and stick the dross on the swelling. It can also be used in winter. (Ben Cao Tu Jing)

③ Treatment of kidney deficiency ear: Fennel leaf appropriate amount, tamping to take juice, ear drop heart (right tinnitus drop left ear heart, left ear drop right ear heart). (Guizhou herbal medicine)

Chinese PinYin : Hui Xiang Jing Ye