Latin Name: Foeniculum vulgare
Family: Umbelliferae
Height: 1.5m

Sweet fennel is a valuable food herb for rabbits, guinea pigs and chinchillas. Fennel is available in many supermarkets and makes an excellent vegetable to feed to lactating does and sows as it increases milk production.

Constituents: Volatile oil, flavanoids, coumarin.

Actions: Stimulates and soothes the stomach, relieves wind, galactagogue.