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'''Misreya''' or '''Fennel''' (Foeniculum vulgare) is a flowering plant species in the carrot family.<ref name="int"/> It is a hardy, perennial herb with yellow flowers and feathery leaves. It is indigenous to the shores of the Mediterranean but has become widely naturalized in many parts of the world, especially on dry soils near the sea-coast and on riverbanks. It grows on dry soils near the sea-coast and on riverbanks.
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'''Misreya''' or '''Fennel''' is a flowering plant species in the carrot family. It is a hardy, perennial herb with yellow flowers and feathery leaves. It is indigenous to the shores of the Mediterranean but has become widely naturalized in many parts of the world, especially on dry soils near the sea-coast and on riverbanks.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Stem}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}
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==Chemical Composition==
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The major constituent of fennel oil is anethole. Other constituents include alpha pinene, beta myrcene, beta pinene, bitter fenchone, camphene, estragole (methyl-chavicol), fenchone, limonene, p-cymen, and safrole<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=Dodda sompu|ml=Preumjirakam|sa=Misreya, Madhurika|ta=Sompu|te=Peddajilakarra|hi=Moti saunf|en=Fennel, Sweet fennel}}
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent), Madhura (Sweet)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Snigda (heavy)
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Hot)
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===Vipaka===
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Madhura (Sweet)
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|40 cm long|they are finely dissected, with the ultimate segments filament-like, about 0.5 mm wide}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
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== Uses ==
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|5–15 cm wide|Yellow|5-20|The flowers are produced in terminal compound umbels}}
  
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It is a highly aromatic and flavorful herb with culinary and medicinal uses and, along with the similar-tasting anise, is one of the primary ingredients of absinthe. Florence fennel or finocchio is a selection with a swollen, bulb-like stem base that is used as a vegetable.
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|dry seed|4–10 mm long|This fruit is what the plant is better known for, and is usually mistakenly called seed|With hooked hairs|many}}
  
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Fennel is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the mouse moth and the anise swallowtail.
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===Other features===
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Fennel leaves are used in some parts of India as leafy green vegetables either by themselves or mixed with other vegetables, cooked to be served and consumed as part of a meal. In Syria and Lebanon, the young leaves are used to make a special kind of egg omelette (along with onions and flour) called ijjeh.
 
  
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==Common name==
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
  
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* '''English''' - Fennel seed
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==Where to get the saplings==
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* '''Kannada''' - ಸೋಂಪು ಕಾಳುಗಳು
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==Mode of Propagation==
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* '''Hindi''' - Saunf
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
  
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== References ==
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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An easily grown plant, it succeeds in most soils but prefers a sunny dry position<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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<ref name="int">[https://plants.usda.gov/java/ClassificationServlet?source=profile&symbol=FOENI&display=31  "Classification for Kingdom Plantae Down to Genus Foeniculum Mill."]</ref>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|dry soil}}, {{Commonly seen|sea-coast}}, {{Commonly seen|riverbanks}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:FOENICULUM VULGARE - AGUDA - IB-112 (Fonoll).JPG|A Torà (Segarra - Catalunya)
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File:FOENICULUM VULGARE - AGUDA - IB-209 (Fonoll).JPG|A Torà (Segarra - Catalunya)
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Image:Foeniculum vulgare.jpg|Fenkoli
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Image:Foeniculum vulgare.JPG|Habitus
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Image:Starr_030628-0083_Foeniculum_vulgare.jpg|Habit
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File:Foeniculum vulgare prg 1.jpg|Habitus
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File:Foeniculum vulgare prg 2.jpg|Habitus
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File:Foeniculum-vulgare-habitus.jpg|Habitus
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>  
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/life-science/nutrition-research/learning-center/plant-profiler/foeniculum-vulgare.html "constituents"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Fennel.html "plant description"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?LatinName=Foeniculum+vulgare "Cultivation details"]</ref>
 
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== Externa Links ==
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.planetayurveda.com/library/mishreya-foeniculum-vulgare Foeniculum vulgare on planet ayurveda]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fennel Fennel-Wikipedia]
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* [https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/24271 Foeniculum vulgare on Invasive Species Compendium]
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* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=275990 Foeniculum vulgare on missouri garden]  
  
 
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Misreya, Fennel

Misreya or Fennel is a flowering plant species in the carrot family. It is a hardy, perennial herb with yellow flowers and feathery leaves. It is indigenous to the shores of the Mediterranean but has become widely naturalized in many parts of the world, especially on dry soils near the sea-coast and on riverbanks.

Uses

Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Leaves, Roots, Stem, Fruits

Chemical Composition

The major constituent of fennel oil is anethole. Other constituents include alpha pinene, beta myrcene, beta pinene, bitter fenchone, camphene, estragole (methyl-chavicol), fenchone, limonene, p-cymen, and safrole[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Dodda sompu
Hindi Moti saunf
Malayalam Preumjirakam
Tamil Sompu
Telugu Peddajilakarra
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Misreya, Madhurika
English Fennel, Sweet fennel


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent), Madhura (Sweet)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Snigda (heavy)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Madhura (Sweet)

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple 40 cm long they are finely dissected, with the ultimate segments filament-like, about 0.5 mm wide

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 5–15 cm wide Yellow 5-20 The flowers are produced in terminal compound umbels

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
dry seed 4–10 mm long This fruit is what the plant is better known for, and is usually mistakenly called seed With hooked hairs many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

An easily grown plant, it succeeds in most soils but prefers a sunny dry position[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

dry soil, sea-coast, riverbanks.

Photo Gallery

  • A Torà (Segarra - Catalunya)

  • A Torà (Segarra - Catalunya)

  • Fenkoli

  • Habitus

  • Habit

  • Habitus

  • Habitus

  • Habitus

References

  1. ↑ "constituents"
  2. ↑ "plant description"
  3. ↑ "Cultivation details"

External Links

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