Fennel Constituents:The essential oil is made up predominantly of anethole (50 to 80%), limonene, fenchone, and estragole. The seeds also contain fiber and complex carbohydrates.

Fennel Oil Description

Sweet fennel oil has a very sweet, earthy, anise-like aroma due to its primary constituent, anethol. Sweet fennel contains more anethol than bitter fennel oil. It has a balancing effect on the female reproductive system and increases the flow of body energy.

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Fennel is best known as a culinary herb, all parts of the plant are edible. The uses for fennel go far beyond the kitchen however, fennel has been used as a medicinal herb since the time of the early Romans and Greeks. Fennel not only improves digestion, but also can reduce bad breath and body odor. Fennel also acts as an excellent digestive aid to relieve abdominal cramps, gas and bloating. The Greek name for fennel was marathon was derived from "maraino", to grow thin, reflexing the widely held belief that drinking fennel tea would have a slimming effect. Diffusing fennel oil in the air before and during meals can edge off of your appetite as well, and works in this regard for me personally. Fennel is one of the plants that repels fleas, and can be added to body blends to help make you less desirable to biting insects.

Fennel essential oil has a calming, antispasmodic for chronic coughs and bronchitis . Fennel oil contains creosol and alpha-pinene, which act as an expectorant to help clear mucus from the lungs.¹. Oil of fennel relieves muscular or rheumatic pains and is warming and soothing in massage oil blends. Women may also benefit from the estrogenic properties of fennel, and it can be helpful to those going through the hormonal imbalances caused by menopause