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Crude drug name

Market name茴香
Formal name茴香, 小茴香
Japanese nameういきょう, Uikyō
Vernacular nameHuixiang
Latin nameFoeniculi Fructus (JP), (CP)
English nameFennel (JP), (CP)
Other namesXiaohuixiang (小茴香)
Original plant nameFoeniculum vulgare Mill., (Uikyō), Fennel
Family nameUmbelliferae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification fruit
Production area informationPeople's Republic of China, Gansu Prov.
Collection informationJapan, Osaka Pref., Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd.
Collection date2001/07/30
CollectorKatsuko Komatsu
TMPW No.20696

The capital city, provincial capital city or the representative  
location of its administrative area is indicated.  
36.061089
103.83430299999998
Production area information
People's Republic of China,Gansu Prov.
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34.6937378
135.50216509999996
Collection information
Japan,Osaka Pref.
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Scientific information data base

Common name茴香, Huixiang, 小茴香, Xiaohuixiang, Foeniculi Fructus (JP18, CP2020), Fennel (JP18, CP2020)
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Original plant nameFoeniculum vulgare Miller, (Uikyō)
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Family nameUmbelliferae
Used partmature fruit
Quality for selectionThe outside of good Huixiang is ash-yellow-green or ash-yellow. The dark one is not good. It has a strong aroma and sweetish taste when it is chewed. (TN)
Official compendiumJP XVIII,CP (2020 ed)
Clinical applicationAromatic stomachic, carminative, expectorant and spice. In Chinese traditional medicine, Huixiang is applied, as painkiller, for lower abdominal pain and colic of cold and yin type.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine
Traditional
classification
Drugs for dispelling internal cold
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Warm; pungent.
[Meridian Tropism] Liver, kidney, spleen and stomach meridians.
[Actions] To dissipate cold and relieve pain, and regulate qi to harmonize the stomach.
[Indications] Abdominal pain caused by cold abdominal colic, hydrocele of the tunica vaginalis, dysmenorrhea, cold pain in the lower abdomen, distending pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, reduced food intake with vomiting and diarrhea.
Chemical constituentLipids
(*C1):
脂肪油/fatty oil

Monoterpenoids
(*C1):
d-Limonene, l-Limonene, d-Fenchone, d-Pinene, Dipentene, beta-Pinene, Camphene, gamma-Terpinene, p-Cymene, Camphor

Phenylpropanoids
(*C1):
Anethole, Estragole

Other aromatic derivatives
(*C1):
Anisaldehyde

Chemical structure

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Pharmacological effectHyperperistalsis of intestinal tract (Fennel Oil).
DNA sequenceAF044586, D44567, U58563, U78385, U78445
Classical reference
(Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao")
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DiseaseColdness of limbs, Lower abdominal pain, Pain of testis, Scrotal hydrocele, Upper abdominal pain, Vomitting, Anorexia
FormulationAnchusan, Kagenshosaikoto, Chokoshiteito, Hointo
Related drugsIllicium verum Hook.f., Star Anise
ReferencesJP18: The 18th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia.
CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1) The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 209-210.
RemarksDahuixiang (Jap. name: Daiuikyō) is the fruit of Illicium verum Hook. fil. of family Illiciaceae. On the other hand, the fruit of F. vulgare is called Xiaohuixiang (Jap. name: Kouikyō).
Last renewal date2021/09/27