Medicinals
xiǎo huí xiāng / 小茴香 / 小茴香 / fennel [fruit]
Latin pharmacognostic name: Foeniculi Fructus
Alternate English names:
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
Origin: Plant
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.
Warning:
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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