Fennel
Scientific name
: Foeniculum vulgare
Other names:
Dansk: Fennikel
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Deutsch: Fenchel
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Español: Hinojo
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Suomi: Fenkoli
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Français: Fenouil
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Italiano: Finocchio
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Lietuviškai: Paprastasis pankolis
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Nederlands: Venkel
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Norsk: Fennikel
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Polski: Fenkuł Włoski
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Português: Funcho
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Svenska: Fänkål
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Türkçe: Rezene
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Short Description
There are both sweet and bitter varieties of the fennel spice since the fruit contains essential oil with different proportions of its main components (anethole and fenchone). Fennel causes urine and flatulence, and works as an antispasmodic and expectorant. Medically, ...
Author: Bruno P. Kremer
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