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Foeniculum vulgare - Misreya
Misreya or Foeniculum vulgare 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
Parts Used
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
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | 40 cm long | they are finely dissected, with the ultimate segments filament-like, about 0.5 mm wide |
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
- Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
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
Photo Gallery
A Torà (Segarra - Catalunya)
A Torà (Segarra - Catalunya)
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Habit
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References
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- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Roots used in medicine
- Herbs with Stem used in medicine
- Herbs with Fruits used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Herb
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Dry soil
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Sea coast
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Riverbanks
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