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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