Abstract

Riska Sri Rahayu Ningsih, Ridho Asraˡ and Harrizul Rivai*

ABSTRACT

Foeniculum vulgare is commonly known as fennel. Foeniculum vulgare is a medicinal plant used for the treatment of various diseases. Therefore, it is necessary to find information about this plant's traditional uses, phytochemicals, and pharmacological activities. Information searches were performed using Google Scholar using the keywords "Foeniculum vulgare," “fennel,” "traditional uses," "phytochemical," and "pharmacological activity." The results show that, in traditional medicine, fennel has been many traditional uses in the treatment of various diseases, such as cancer, fever, abdominal pains, flatulence, gastralgia, gastritis, insomnia, liver pain, mouth ulcer, stomachache, and others. Fennel seeds have been shown a potential drug for the treatment of hypertension. The main components of F. vulgare seed essential oil, such as anethole, estragole, and fenchone. The researchers showed several pharmacological activities in these plants, such as antimicrobial, antidiabetic, antihepatotoxic, antithrombotic, antioxidant, antifungal, cardiovascular, and anticancer. The conclusion is that fennel is proven to have a phytochemical component, which can be used as a medicinal ingredient as a phytopharmaca.