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小茴香


Name (CN) 小茴香 (Xiǎo huí xiāng)
Synonyms (CN) 小茴、小香、茴香、怀香、蘹香、茴香子、盐茴、谷香、谷茴香、
Name (EN) Fennel Fruit
Scientific name(s) Semen Cumini Cymni, Fructus Foeniculi, Foeniculi Fructus
Used section Dry ripe fruit
Taste Spicy
Channel Tropism Induce in the liver, kidney, spleen and stomach meridians.
Cold/Hot properties Warm
Group Plant [Condiments]

Origin The dried ripe fruit of Fennel Foeniculum vulgare Mill.
Function and treatment Dispersing cold and relieving pain, regulating Qi and harmonizing the stomach. Used for cold hernia and abdominal pain, testicular drop, dysmenorrhea, cold pain in the lower abdomen, distention and pain in the abdomen, diarrhea with little food, testicular sphincter effusion. Salt cumin warms the kidney, disperses cold and relieves pain. Used for cold hernia and abdominal pain, testicular drop, menstrual cold and abdominal pain.
Origin and best harvesting period Fennel fruit's main origin distribution:It is native to the Mediterranean region. It is cultivated all over China. It is mainly produced in Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Gansu and Liaoning. Cumin is usually harvested in summer or autumn. If cumin is planted between March and April, then it is harvested in the summer, specifically between May and June. If cumin is planted between July and August, then cumin is harvested in the fall, specifically between September and October.

Related compounds


No. Name(s)
COMP-001437 5'-o-caffeoylquinic acid; 5-o-caffeoylquinic acid; neochlorogenic acid; 5-caffeoylquinic acid
COMP-001492 imperatorin
COMP-001493 4-methoxy-benzaldehyde; 4-methoxybenzaldehyde; p-anisaldehyde; anisaldehyde
COMP-001500 oleanolic acid; caryophyllin; oleanic acid
COMP-001521 4-o-caffeoylquinic acid; cryptochlorogenic acid; 4-caffeoylquinic acid
COMP-001563 aesculin; esculin
COMP-001581 astragalin; kaempferol 3-o-glucoside; kaempferol-3-o-glucoside
COMP-001753 behenic acid; docosanoic acid
COMP-001781 hyperin; hyperoside; quercetin-3-galactoside; quercetin-3-o-galactoside; quercetin 3-o-galactoside; quercetin 3-galactoside
COMP-001802 myristicin; asaricin
COMP-001895 rosmarinic acid; labiatenic acid
COMP-001905 estragole; methylchavicol; 4-allylanisole; 140-67-0; 1-allyl-4-methoxybenzene; p-allylanisole; methyl chavicol; tarragon; 1-methoxy-4-(2-propenyl)benzene; estragol
COMP-001906 anethole; (e)-anethole; trans-anethole; 1-methoxy-4-(1-propenyl)benzene
COMP-001924 carvacrol; 5-isopropyl-2-methylphenol; p-cymen-2-ol; 2-methyl-5-(1-methylethyl)-phenol
COMP-001925 acaciin; linarin; acacetin 7-o-rutinoside; acacetin-7-o-rutinoside
COMP-001927 pulegone
COMP-002126 anisic acid; 4-anisic acid; 4-methoxybenzoic acid
COMP-002129 3(s)-3-butyl--4,5-dihydrophthalide; 3-n-butyl-4,5-dihydrophthalide; sedanenolide
COMP-002147 ligustilide; (z)-ligustilide; ligusticide; cis-ligustilide
COMP-002159 cumaldehyde; cuminaldehyde; cumin aldehyde; cumic aldehyde
COMP-002248 hexahydrofarnesyl acetone; 6,10,14-trimethylpentadecan-2-one; hexahydrofarnesylacetone; 2-pentadecanone, 6,10,14-trimethyl-; 6,10,14-trimethyl-2-pentadecanone
COMP-002279 cis-carveol; (z)-carveol; 2-cyclohexen-1-ol, 2-methyl-5-(1-methylethenyl)-, cis-
COMP-002284 umbelliferone; 7-hydroxycoumarin; umbelliferon; 7-hydroxycumarin
COMP-002295 xanthotoxin; methoxsalen
COMP-002331 o-cymene; 1-isopropyl-2-methylbenzene; ortho-cymene
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Macro-nutrients


Area N/A
Edible fraction 86%
Energy 24 (Kcal)
Moisture 91.2 (g)
Protein 2.5 (g)
Fat 0.4 (g)
Fiber 1.6 (g)
Carbohydrates 2.6 (g)
Retinol equivalent 402 (µg)
Thiamine 0.06 (mg)
Riboflavin 0.09 (mg)
Niacin 0.8 (mg)
Vitamin E 0.94 (mg)
Vitamin A N/A
Vitamin C N/A
Carotene N/A
Sodium 186.3 (mg)
Calcium 154(mg)
Iron 1.2 (mg)
Ascorbic acid 26 (mg)
Cholesterol N/A
Magnesium N/A
Zinc N/A
Copper N/A
Selenium N/A
Phosphorus N/A
Potassium N/A
Manganese N/A