Fennel oil
Foeniculum vulgare Mill.
Botanical source | Foeniculum vulgare Mill. |
Botanical family | Umbelliferae |
Foreign names | fenouil (Fr.), Fenchel (Ger.), finocchio (Ital.) |
Parts of plant used | fruit |
Harvest time | August |
Manufacturing method | steam distillation |
Yield | 2,5 to 6,0 % |
Appearance | colourless to slightly yellow liquid |
Odour | characteristic |
Agriculture | Conventional |
Specific components | (E)-Anethol, (E)-Anethol, (Z)-Anethol, alpha-Phellandrene, alpha-Pinene, beta-Phellandrene, beta-Pinene, Camphor, Fenchone, Limonene, Methyl chavicol (Estragol), Myrcene, p-Anisaldehyde |