Review Article

Foeniculum vulgare Mill: A Review of Its Botany, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Contemporary Application, and Toxicology

Table 1

Vernacular names of Foeniculum vulgare.

Region/language/system of medicineLocal name

Alto, BoliviaHinojo
ArabicBisbas, razianaj
Aymara, KechuaInuju
Balikesir, TurkeyArapsaci, rezene, malatura, hullebe
BasqueMieloi
Bengali (Indian language)Mauri, pānmourī
BosniaKomorač
BrazilEndro, erva-doce, funcho
CatalanFenoll, fonoll
Central SerbiaMorac
ChineseHui xiang, xiao hui xiang
CzechFenykl
Dalmatia (southern Croatia), PolandKomorač, koromač, kumurač, morač, moroč, morača, Koper wloski
DanishAlmindelig fennikel, fennikel
DenmarkAlmindelig
DutchVenkel
EnglishBitter fennel, common fennel, sweet fennel, wild fennel
FranceFenouille
FrenchFenouil
GermanyFenchel, fenchle, bitterfenchel, wilder fenchel, dunkler fenchel,
Guerrero, MexicoHinojo
Gujarati (Indian language)Hariyal, variyali
Haryana, IndiaSaunf
Hindi (Indian language)Badi, badishep, bari saunf, badi saunf, saunp, saunf, sonp, sont
ItalyFinucchio, finucchiello, finochietto, finocchiella, fenùcciu, fenucéttu-sarvègu
Jammu and Kashmir, IndiaSaunf
JapaneseFenneru, uikyou, uikyou, shouikya
Java, IndonesiaAdas
JordanShomar
KallawayaJinuchchu
KannadaBadi sopu, badisepu, sabbasige, dodda sopu, dodda jirige
KoreaSohoehyang
LaotianPhaksi
LatinFoeniculum, maratrum
Loja, Ecuador Hinojo
Majorcan areaFonoll
Middle NavarraHinojo, cenojo
Marathi (Indian language)Badishep, baīśep, shoap
NepaleseMadesi sauf
North IranBadian
North PortugalFuncho
Norway Fenikkel
NorwegianFennikel
PakistanSonef, saunf
Peninsula, SpainHinojo
PersianRazianeh
PolishFenkuł, koper włoski
PortugueseFuncho
Rajasthan, IndiaSanuf
Sanskrit (Indian language)Madhurika, shatapushpa
SlovenianSladki komarček
Somali Region, EthiopiaKamon
South EuropeFennel
South AfricaVinkel, fennel
SpanishHinojo, hinojo amargo, fenoll, fiollo, millua
SwedishFänkål
Tamil (Indian language)Perun siragum, shombu, sohikire
Telugu (Indian language)Peddajilakurra, sopu
ThaiPhak chi, phak chi duen ha, phak chi lom, thian klaep, yira
Uttarakhand, IndiaBadesoppu