Foeniculum vulgare subsp. vulgare var. dulce

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Health Canada Monographs

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SWEET FENNEL -FOENICULUM VULGARE
Oral

Approved Health Claims

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  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve digestive upset including bloating and flatulence
  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve the pain associated with menstruation
  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine as an expectorant to help relieve coughs associated with colds
  • The above uses can be combined on the product label if from the same traditional or non-traditional system of medicine (e.g., Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve the pain associated with menstruation and digestive upset including bloating and flatulence)
  • For multi-ingredient products:
  • To prevent the product from being represented as a “traditional medicine”, any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Sweet fennel is traditionally used in Herbal Medicine as an expectorant to help relieve coughs associated with colds)
  • When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required

Approved Dose Ranges

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PopulationDose RangeFrequency
Children 4-11 years, Adolescents 12-17 years, Adults 18 years and older (EMA 2024).3–5 gramsper day
Children 4-11 years, Adolescents 12-17 years, Adults 18 years and older (EMA 2024).4.5–7.5 gramsper day

Cautions & Contraindications

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cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if symptoms persist or worsen.
cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding (EMA 2024).
adverse_reactionStop use if hypersensitivity/allergy occurs (EMA 2024).

Alternative Names

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Roman fennel(common)Sweet fennel(common)Foeniculum vulgare subsp. vulgare var. dulce

Common Quantities in Licensed Products

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0.5 mg23 licensed products
100 mg20 licensed products
50 mg18 licensed products
25 mg17 licensed products
40 mg17 licensed products
100 milligrams17 licensed products
75 mg13 licensed products
1 mg11 licensed products
10 mg11 licensed products
20 mg11 licensed products

Related Ingredients

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