fennel seed Foeniculi Fructus
Interior-warming medicinesWarm
Source-based · educational reference
Traditional recorded function
Dispel cold and relieve pain, Regulate Qi and harmonize the middle
1. Used for cold hernia abdominal pain, unilateral testicular drooping distending pain, lower abdominal cold pain, and dysmenorrhea. 2. Used for cold in the middle with qi stagnation syndrome.
Nature & taste
PungentWarm
Meridians entered
StomachSpleenLiverKidney
Herbal properties
WarmReinforcingDescendingAstringentDrying
Found in these formulas
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