Giant Fennel

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Giant Fennel

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Eriosynaphe
• Dorema
• Dardanis
• Diserneston
• Agasulis
• Schumannia
• Soranthus
• Sumbulus
• Narthex
• Merwia
• Talassia
• Polycyrtus
• Pinacantha
• Buniotrinia
• Euryangium
• Scorodosma

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, specifically within the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. It is classified under the order Apiales and the family Apiaceae, falling within the genus Ferula.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a diverse geographical range across several European regions. In Northern Europe, its presence can be noted within Great Britain. Moving into Middle Europe, the species is distributed throughout Germany, Hungary, and the Czechia-Slovakia region. Additionally, its habitat extends to the Mediterranean climate of Southwestern Europe. Specifically, it can be found growing among the Baleares islands.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Ferula has 3 reported plant parts identified across 5 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf, root, stem.

Leaf

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
2. Frontiers in plant science

Root

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
2. Frontiers in plant science

Stem

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Chemicals

Ferula has 17 reported phytochemicals identified across 5 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Sesquiterpenes, Coumarins, Sesquiterpene Derivatives, Conferone, Coumarin Derivatives.

Sesquiterpenes

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Avicenna journal of phytomedicine
3. Frontiers in pharmacology
4. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)

Coumarins

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Avicenna journal of phytomedicine

Sesquiterpene Derivatives

1. Journal of complementary & integrative medicine
2. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)

Conferone

1. Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

Coumarin Derivatives

1. Journal of complementary & integrative medicine

Diversin

1. Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

Ferutinin

1. Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

Flavonoids

1. Frontiers in pharmacology

Monoterpene

1. Frontiers in pharmacology

Monoterpenes

1. Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

Activities

Ferula has 5 reported activities identified across 5 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antimicrobial, Cytotoxic.

Antioxidant

1. Frontiers in pharmacology
2. Galen medical journal

Antibacterial

1. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)

Antidiabetic

1. Research in pharmaceutical sciences

Antimicrobial

1. Frontiers in pharmacology

Cytotoxic

1. Frontiers in pharmacology

Medicinal Uses

Ferula has 11 reported medicinal uses identified across 5 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include Alzheimer's disease, amnesia, analgesia, cancer, erectile dysfunction.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations