Foeniculum

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THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF

PURE MATERIA MEDICA

By TIMOTHY F. ALLEN, A.M., M.D.

Presented by Médi-T

FOeNICULUM.

Foeniculum vulgare, Gaertn.

Natural order , Umbelliferae. 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: FOeNICULUM.

Foeniculum vulgare, Gaertn.

Natural order , Umbelliferae.

Common name , Fennel.

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

Diarrhoea, [2] .

Increased secretion of urine, [2] .

Excites the vascular system and the respiratory organs, [2] .