Fennel (Sweet) Essential Oil

Product Details Scientific Name: Foeniculum Vulgare Origin: Spain Plant Part: Seeds Scent: Sweet, Peppery, and Anise/Licorice-like Color: Clear with a Faint Yellow Tinge Consistency: Thin Perfumery Note: Middle Initial Aroma Strength: Medium Strength Extraction Method: Steam Distilled Fennel Essential Oil: Uses, Benefits, and Blends Fennel Essential Oil is an often overlooked choice, but it offers a reasonably priced oil with many applications, from digestive to hormonal and lymphatic uses. Fennel Essential Oil has a fairly simple chemistry. Let’s have a look at some of the main constituents offering opportunities to use the oil for healing. Breaking Down the Fennel Essential Oil’s Chemical Components (E)-Anethole  - The component that gives Sweet Fennel Essential Oil its aniseedy fragrance. It has been demonstrated to have strong antimicrobial and digestive actions. (+)-Limonene  - Limonene appears mainly in essential oils that have been expressed from citrus fruit rinds, but also in some conifer resins and herbs. It is very good at cleaning things and is able to dissolve oily residues, so it is often found in cleaning products. In the same way, it has mild effects on thick conditions in the body, like phlegm, and can sometimes be indicated for bronchitis. Limonene also has a vital part to play in the insecticidal actions of trees. Fenchone - A complex molecule that is considered to be both a monoterpene and a ketone. Fenchone has a camphoraceous aroma. Estragole  - Copiously available in many essential oils, estragole has powerful antioxidant and antimicrobial effects. In addition, it has been demonstrated to be anxiolytic and anti-inflammatory and can alleviate sciatica in rodent models. It seems likely that most of estragole’s action arises from its ability to calm excitability in the sodium channels of cells. However, there are concerns that estragole may also have carcinogenic properties and thus should only be used in small dilutions. α-Pinene  -  In a scientific study published in  Molecules magazine in 2019, Salehi et al. proclaimed α-Pinene and β-Pinene as “ A Miracle  Gift of Nature”, citing their actions as including  antibiotic resistance modulation, anticoagulant, antitumor, antimicrobial, antimalarial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-Leishmania, and analgesic effects. Chrissie Wildwood, in her Encyclopaedia of Aromatherapy, lists Sweet Fennel Essential Oil properties as: Aperitif, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, circulatory stimulant, depurative, diuretic, emmenagogue (starts your periods), expectorant, galactagogic (encourages breast milk), tonic, and vermifugal (combats intestinal worms). Historical Uses of Fennel Essential Oil Historical uses of the oil have included Carminative Digestive Nausea Flatulence Indigestion Hiccups Colic Stimulates Appetite Diuretic Urinary Tract Infections Preventing Kidney Stones Cellulite Stimulating Estrogen Stimulating Lactation Pulmonary Disease Int