Author: Gerardo Gonzalez

Both the flavorful, crunchy bulb and aromatic seeds of the fennel plant are highly nutritious and may offer an abundance of impressive health benefits. Adding them to your diet may improve heart health, reduce inflammation, suppress appetite, and even provide anticancer effects. What does fennel do to your body? Fennel contains beta-carotene (which is converted […]

What is Fennel bulb? Fennel bulb also known as Sweet Anise has a sweet, mild licorice flavor. This is a popular European vegetable, especially in Italy and France. Not to be confused with herb anise, which is grown for its seeds which are sold as a seasoning. Is fennel bulb the same as anise? That […]

Wild fennel as food Its leaves are best eaten when very young. I love to pull out the new shoots and peel off the layers to get to the juicy core: sweet, crunchy and so yummy raw. Older leaves can be used as a garnish or chopped up and cooked with other vegetables. Is wild […]

You can use them to top yogurt dips, eggs, stir-fries, toasts, and seared meats. And they’re delicious when tossed into green salads or strewn on top of roasted vegetables. There are a ton of ways to take advantage of the delicate flavor that fennel fronds have to offer. Are the leaves of fennel edible? Though […]

dill. There’s actually one plant that looks so similar we won’t even show you picture of it, and that is fennel’s cousin: dill (scientific name: Anethum graveolens). Dill doesn’t grow as a weed, but you might find in someone’s veggie garden. How can you tell the difference between anise and fennel? Particular flavor: Fennel and […]

The following differences help identify the two for their unique qualities and properties. the dill plant’s leaves and seeds are used for consumption. Fennel leaves are longer than dill leaves and taste distinctly different. Fennel features a distinct black liquorice taste that is absent in dill. Does fennel look like dill? Fennel is native to […]

Bronze Fennel, (Foeniculum vulgare ‘purpureum’ and ‘rubrum’) also known as Smokey Fennel, is a tall and unusually-colored herb in the carrot family, native to the Mediterranean and Southeast Asia. Where does Bronze fennel grow? Plant it in fertile soil in a sunny spot. It will grow more lush in moist conditions, provided it’s not waterlogged; […]

The great thing is, both humans and rabbits can eat the entire fennel, bulb and stalks. There is no need to ever waste any of it. It’s slightly sweet, with a hint of licorice taste to it, and crunchy. How much fennel can rabbits? Fennel is a healthy herb and can be a good and […]

As it turns out Bronze fennel is one of the favorite host plants for Swallowtail butterflies and while in their caterpillar phase they love feasting on fennel. Is Bronze fennel the same as fennel? Bronze fennel is one of three fennel varieties, which include Sweet fennel and Florence fennel. Beyond the differences in color of […]

Giant fennel ( Ferula communis L) toxicity has been commonly reported in different species, especially sheep, cattle, pig, horse and human but not in goat. What is toxic to goats? Some examples of poisonous plants include azaleas, China berries, sumac, dog fennel, bracken fern, curly dock, eastern baccharis, honeysuckle, nightshade, pokeweed, red root pigweed, black […]

Fennel seeds are the dried seeds of the fennel plant, which is an aromatic herb belonging to the parsley family. This herb is commonly known as saunf in Hindi. Is saunf the same as fennel seeds? Fennel seeds are popularly known as Saunf in Hindi, a flowering plant belonging to Foeniculum Vulgare family, which is […]

The base of the fennel is round with tightly overlapping pale-green leaves. Sprouting out of that are long celery stalks topped with fine frilly leaves. Technically speaking, all parts of the plant are edible, but most people will find the stalks too tough and fibrous to eat. Can you eat the entire fennel plant? But […]

Based on the participants’ responses, fennel was found to be “an effective and safe treatment to reduce menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women without serious side effects.” The study revealed significantly lower MRS scores in patients who had received the treatment compared with the placebo group. Does fennel raise estrogen? Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare, and anise, Pimpinella […]