Plant Witchery: Discover the Sacred Language, Wisdom, and Magic of 200 Plants - Juliet Diaz 2020

Fennel Foeniculum vulgare
A Compendium of Plants

ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES

protection, courage, strength, purification

This aromatic plant is helpful in so many ways, and delicious too! Her seeds can be used as a spice, her thin, dill-like leaves used as an herb, and her bulb sliced and eaten raw, roasted, or sautéed.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Fennel can relieve gas and cramping, and the seeds can relieve nausea. Fennel also has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial effects.

MAGICAL PROPERTIES

In the way that fennel works so hard to protect your insides, she also tries to protect your spirit. She provides protection for the home and aura, and can help clear away negativity—and not just from outside forces, but from within yourself. Fennel gives you the strength to become who you truly are. She gives you the courage to follow your truth, and opens the throat chakra, allowing for better ease in communicating that truth. Fennel also supports those who are ready to see positive transformation or to release bad habits.

PLANT WISDOM

Work with fennel if you are seeking a new path or a new beginning. She empowers you to be who it is you see yourself to be. Meeting fennel in your dreams symbolizes a changing journey—not a subtle change but a completely different path. When you awake after dreaming with her, sit with her in the days after, working with her to feel within and clearly see where you should plant your next seeds.