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Ferula communis, the giant fennel, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae. It is related to the common fennel ( Foeniculum vulgare ), which belongs to the same family. Ferula communis is a tall herbaceous perennial plant .
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a flowering plant species in the carrot family. [1] [2] It is a hardy, perennial herb [3] with yellow flowers and feathery leaves. [4]It is indigenous to the shores of the Mediterranean but has become widely naturalized in many parts of the world, especially on dry soils near the sea coast and on riverbanks.
Peucedanum officinale is a herbaceous perennial plant in the family Apiaceae found mainly in Central Europe and Southern Europe. [2] It is also native to the UK, where it has the common names hog's fennel [3] and sulphurweed, [4] but it is a rare plant there, occurring only in certain localities in the counties of Essex and Kent.
Plants need to defend themselves from attack by micro-organisms, in particular fungi, and they do this by producing anti-fungal chemicals that are toxic to fungi. Because fungal and human cells are similar at a biochemical level it is often the case that chemical compounds intended for plant defence have an inhibitory effect on human cells ...
Fenugreek is used as a herb (dried or fresh leaves), spice (seeds), and vegetable (fresh leaves, sprouts, and microgreens). Sotolon is the chemical responsible for the distinctive maple-syrup smell of fenugreek. [13] [4]
Photoanethole is a naturally occurring organic compound that is found in anise and fennel. [1] [2] It has estrogenic activity, and along with anethole and dianethole, may be responsible for the estrogenic effects of anise and fennel.
leaves, twigs (rarely) White cinnamon: Canella winterana: Canellaceae: tree culinary bark Cannabis, weed, marijuana Cannabis sativa and related species Cannabaceae: annual herb medicinal, ritual flowers, extracts also used as a fiber plant: Caper: Capparis spinosa: Capparaceae: shrub culinary buds, fruits typically pickled; leaves also edible
The two plants are not only similar in appearance, but also grow in similar habitats, although they may be told apart in the following manner: P. palustre has hollow, often purplish stems, pinnatifid leaf lobes and deflexed bracteoles; while S. carvifolia has solid, greenish stems, entire or sometimes lobed leaf-lobes and erecto-patent bracteoles.