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Latin pharmacognostic name: Foeniculi Fructus

Alternate Chinese names: 茴香 huí xiāng; 土茴香 tǔ huí xiāng; 野茴香 yě huí xiāng; 谷茴香 gǔ huí xiāng; 谷香 gǔ xiāng; 香子 xiāng zǐ; 小香 xiǎo xiāng; 小茴 xiǎo huí

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Foeniculum vulgare Mill. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin (other sources): Foeniculum vulgare Mill.

Use: Medicinal and alimentary

Category: Interior-warming agents

Properties: Acrid; warm.

Channel entry: Liver, kidney, spleen, stomach channels.

Indications:

• Disperses cold and relieves pain: Cold mounting (hán shàn) abdominal pain, sagging of one testicle with distension and pain, cold pain in the lesser abdomen, and menstrual pain.
• Rectifies qì and harmonizes the center: Patterns of vacuity cold and qì stagnation in the center burner.

Dosage & Method: Oral: 3–6g in decoctions; also used externally.

Warnings: Use xiǎo huí xiāng with care in yīn vacuity with effulgent fire.

Quality: The best quality is dry, greenish yellow, and aromatic.

Product Area: Mainly produced in Shānxī, Gānsū, Liáoníng, Inner Mongolia, but widely cultivated throughout the China.

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