Foeniculum vulgare, Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare, Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare  

Fennel

sorts and variety
‚Berfena’
volatile oil about 7 %, fenchone in the oil about 16 %, trans – anethole high, grain length 5-7 mm, high yields, earlier ripeness
drugs

fruits/seeds (Foeniculi fructus)

most important active substances

2 – 5 % volatile oil with trans-anethole (35-90%) and fenchone (10-30%), monoterpenes, 12-28 % fatty oil in the seed,

most important usages

mild digestive complaints, catarrh of the respiratory tract, dyspeptic complaints with feelings of fullness and meteorism,

Recommendations for cultivation

Weight per thousand seed grains: 3,8 - 4,2 g

Seed demand for drilling: february / march 3- 4 kg/ha

Distance between the rows: 50 cm

harvest: autumn (first year october)