Fennel Oil

Name
Fennel Oil
Code

Scientific Name
Foeniculum vulgare
Common Name
Fennel Oil
Extraction Method

Essential oil by steam distillation.

1. Sweet fennel oil is obtained from crushed seeds, and

2. Bitter fennel oil from crushed seeds or the whole herb ( the wild ' weed' ) .
Characteristics
Colorless to pale yellow liquid with a very sweet, anise-like, slightly earthy-peppery scent.
Main Constituents
Anethole ( 50-60 per cent0, limonene, phellandrene, pinene, anisic acid, anisic aldehyde, camphene, limonene, among others. In addition, bitter fennel oil contains 18-22 per cent fenchone, whereas the sweet fennel oil contains little or none.
Properties
Aperitif, nti-inflanmmatory, antimicrobial, antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, depurative, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorrant, galactagogue, laxative, orexigenic, stimulant ( circulatory) , splenic, stomachic, tonic, vermifuge.
Key Qualities
Uplifting, balancing, soothing, stimulating, regulating, sedative refreshing, calming, reviving, anti-depressant.
Blends well with
Eranium, lavender, rose and asndalwood. The seed oil is a pale yellow liquid with a sharp, warm camphoraceous odour; the ' weed' oil is orange-brown with a sharp, pepperycamphoraceous odour.
Safety Data
Non-orrotamt, relativer non-tpxoc, narcotic in large doses; bitter fennel may.
Cautions
Use in moderation. This oil should not be used by people who suffer from epilepsy, children under six, or pregnant women.