Foeniculum vulgare, Fennel Seeds
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Foeniculum vulgare
Fennel
sorts and variety
Large fruity‘
volatile oil about 5-6 %, fenchone in the oil about. 15 - 17 %,trans-anethole high, high yields, usage several years,grain length 5-7 mm
drugs
fruits/seeds (Foeniculi fructus)
most important active substances
2 - 5 % volatile oil with trans-anethole (35-90%) and fenchone (10-30%), monoterpenes, 12-28 % fatty oil in the seed,
most important usages
mild digestive complaints, catarrh of the respiratory tract, dyspeptic complaints with feelings of fullness and meteorism,
Recommendations for cultivation
Weight per thousand seed grains: 5,0 g
Seed demand for drilling: february / march 3- 4 kg/ha
Distance between the rows: 50 cm
harvest: autumn (first year november)