Foeniculum

by Timothy F. AllenThe Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica

FŒNICULUM.

Foeniculum vulgare, Gærtn.

Natural order , Umbelliferæ.

Common names , Fennel; (Germ.), Fenchel; (Fr.), Fenouil.

Preparation , Tincture of the seeds.

Authority.

Dr. Demeures, effects of 1 drop of tincture, Journ. de la Soc. Gall., 1 ser., 4, iii, 1853.

  • Pressure in the left upper jawbone, which soon ceases (immediately).
  • Pungent pain in the right elbow-joint; it recurs often during several days (after half an hour).

SUPPLEMENT: FŒNICULUM.

Fœniculum vulgare, Gærtn.

Natural order , Umbelliferæ.

Common name , Fennel.

Authority.

2 , C. G. Mitscherlich, Pharm. Journ., vol. ix, 1849, p. 233, effects of large doses of the volatile oil.

  • Diarrhœa, 2.
  • Increased secretion of urine, 2.
  • Excites the vascular system and the respiratory organs, 2.

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