Botanical Name: Foeniculum vulgare dulce Plant Part: Seeds Extraction Method: Steam Distillation Origin: France Description: A perennial herb up to 2 meters high with feathery leaves and golden yellow flowers. Color: Clear to pale yellow Common Uses: Fennel Sweet is credited with being an antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, depurative, diuretic, expectorant, laxative, stimulant, splenic, stomachic, and as a vermifuge. It is also believed to be invigorating, restoring, stimulating, and warming. Consistency: Light Note: Top Strength of Aroma: Medium Aromatic Scent: Fennel Sweet has a spicy, sweet, woodsy scent. History: A herb of ancient repute, believed to encourage longevity, courage and strength. The Romans valued it for its digestive properties and the Greeks believed it to be a slimming herb. Cautions: may cause skin irritation. Dilute well before use. Avoid use in sun and if pregnant.