It has been cultivated since ancient times as a food and medicinal plant.

Essential oil (in seeds up to 6.5% of essential oil, containing 40-60% of anethole), spicy-aromatic plant.

It contains vitamins A, C, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and B9, calcium, sodium, selenium, magnesium, copper, zinc, potassium, iron, chromium and aluminum, ash and dietary fiber. The fatty oils contained in this plant include such valuable acids as: linoleic, petroselinic, palmitic and oleic.

It smells like anise and tarragon.

Fennel essential oil is used in medicine, perfumery and cosmetic, soap industry, veterinary medicine; fruits and essential oil are used for the preparation of drugs used for flatulence, colic in children (Plantex). On the basis of fennel, such a traditional medicine as dill water, various herbal teas and collections is obtained. Fennel fruits and essential oil stimulate digestion, increase the secretion of gastric juice and improve intestinal motility, due to this, food is broken down and absorbed faster.

The cake (contains up to 20% protein) is fed to livestock.

The seeds are used to make absinthe according to the original recipe.

Fennel and products based on it have a disinfectant, mild antispasmodic, and weak diuretic effect. Fennel is recommended for newborns with intestinal spasms in the first months of life, but it is imperative to adhere to the dosage prescribed by the treating doctor. Dill water, known to many, is prepared using the fruits of this plant. Fennel essential oil cleanses the body of toxins and toxins, so it is often used after heavy meals or after eating fatty foods. The powder of this plant is used in the manufacture of cough tablets, because it has an expectorant effect. It is recommended to use this plant for the following diseases: pneumonia, tonsillitis, laryngitis, bronchitis, ARVI, laryngotracheitis. Fennel and products made on its basis help to restore appetite, which was lost during the illness, as well as improve digestion. Due to this, it is used for various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, including during constipation. During pregnancy, fennel-based products are used to eliminate attacks of toxicosis, and after childbirth they are used to normalize digestion. In addition, in lactating women, such drugs help to stimulate lactation. This plant is also used in cosmetology and perfumery.

Fennel is most commonly used as:

antimicrobial drug;

a drug that strengthens the immune system and heals wounds;

a prophylactic agent against cancer;

anti-inflammatory agent;

a drug that normalizes the work of the digestive tract;

means that improves metabolism in the body;

means that supports and normalizes the work of the heart.