Sweet Fennel Essential Oil

Description

Sweet Fennel essential oil is used traditionally for helping breast-feeding mothers produce more milk and as a carminative, as well as a flavoring in food.

Energetic Profile: Energetically, this sweet fennel essential oil is very lively and slightly stimulating. It seems to make the mind more active. According to the Compendium of symbolic and ritual plants in Europe, it is a powerful anti-demonic plant connected like St. John’s Wort to Saint John’s feast day and the summer solstice. It is a sacred plant that has the power of protection. We would advise using it when working on difficult ancestral lines where protection is needed for example. This protective property is also helpful when needing to assess a situation with objectivity and discernment. It can also be helpful for people who struggle to really express their true feelings and ideas, bringing clarity of thought and fearless expression.

Safety: minimal toxicity (1)

Smell: sweet, anise/licorice-like, slight citrus note

Perfumery note: Middle note

Main Chemical Constituents: trans anéthole, α-pinène, limonène (2), (3)

Adulteration and quality: There is scientific literature on the adulteration of the herb, but no citations on adulteration of essential oil. We trust that our distiller in France doesn’t adulterate.

Citation:

1. Badgujar, Shamkant B., Patel, Vainav V., Bandivdekar, Atmaram H., Foeniculum vulgareMill: A Review of Its Botany, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Contemporary Application, and Toxicology, BioMed Research International, 2014, 842674, 32 pages, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/842674 
2. Diao WR, Hu QP, et. al. Chemical composition, antibacterial activity and mechanism of action of essential oil from seeds of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.), Food Control, 35(1), 2014, 109-116, ISSN 0956-7135, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.06.056.
3. Miguel MG, Cruz C, Faleiro L, et al. Foeniculum vulgare Essential Oils: Chemical Composition, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities. Natural Product Communications. 2010;5(2). doi:10.1177/1934578X1000500231.