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In medieval times fennel was used in conjunction with St Johns Wort to keep away witchcraft and other evil things. This might have originated because fennel can be used as an insect repellant. It was also the herb hung around the neck during burning at the stake for the crime of homosexual activity, and consequently has become Italian slang for gay (in the italian form of the word fennel - finnochio).

This smacks of folk etymology, reminiscent of the story about the word "faggot". Could we have some corroboration, please? - Montréalais 16:07, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

Removed, in the absence of any corroboration - MPF 13:32, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Companion Planting 2 Lethal 3 Herb and spice table 4 anethole as an anticonvulsive? 5 Spice Production Table Figures?

[edit] Companion Planting

Dose anyone know what Fennel's properties to help other plants?--KevinWindows 07:29, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

a popular drink believed by many to have psychoactive properties beyond those found in other alcoholic beverages. - I thought this is a fact based on chemistry and biology and easy to confirm or reject. I don't have time to look this up but I propose being more exact if possible.

[edit] Lethal

"it has proven fatal in certain cases where the mother ingested it as an herbal tea to enhance her breast milk."

- if Fennel has proved lethal, perhaps some more details would be helpful? How exactly has it been fatal for mothers drinking it as an herbal tea? Is it simply that they became dehydrated? At the very least, some citation seems in order Binksy2k 16:04, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Herb and spice table

What is the purpose of the table containing the list of herbs and spices. An interesting table, to be sure, but why on the fennel page?

[edit] anethole as an anticonvulsive?

I have read that at high concentrations, anethole results in convulsions and spasms. Is your belief that anethole can be used as an anticonvulsive drug based in homeopathy? To my knowledge, most of the medical community finds little merit in the claims of homeopathy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 23 Skiddoo (talk • contribs) 18:54, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Spice Production Table Figures?

The numbers here are identical to those on a similar table on the wikipedia Anise article. Which is correct? Or are they bundled up together in reported by various countries? If so, titles should be corrected.