Fennel | Fenugreek | Feverfew | Flax | Foxglove

Note: This information is not intended as medical advice, and should not be relied upon as a substitute for consultation with your doctor who is familiar with your medical needs.

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) 60-130 cm (20-50 ins).
Flat golden yellow flowers in umbels, leaves much divided light green when young, getting darker. Short erect stem, striated and polished.
Often found wild, easy to cultivate, likes rich chalky soil and warm position. Relation of dill.
Culinary use of chopped leaves in sauces and on fish for which it aids digestion.
Compresses steeped in tea have been used on eyes for inflammation, seed oil as a disinfectant.

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Fenugreek (Trigonella toenumgraecum).
Yellowish flowers, round stem with few branches, seeds contained in a pod. Member of the pea family.
Found in dry sandy places.
Culinary use of seeds as an aromatic and in general cooking.
Medicinal use as a tonic and for bronchitis and tuberculosis.

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Feverfew Chrysanthemum foenum-graecum), 50 cm. (18 ins).
Daisy-like flowers with yellow centres and white petals, deeply cut yellowish green leaves, round leafy branching stem.
Grows wild in hedges and on banks, or can be cultivated.
Medicinally once popular in infusions for indigestion, colds and alcoholic d.t's. Flowers as a purgative.

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Flax see Linseed

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Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) 70-150 cm (24-60 ins).
Bell-shaped flowers, rose/ purple colour on outside, white with red spots inside. Stout simple straight stem, with alternate downy leaves.
Cultivated and found wild especially on the edge of woodland.
Leaves are used to make heart stimulant, but are poisonous.

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