26. Fennel, foeniculum: The sweetest of Bolognia: Aromatick, hot, and dry; expels Wind, sharpens the Sight, and recreates the Brain; especially the tender Umbella and Seed-Pods.
"Acetaria: A Discourse of Sallets"
John Evelyn
Botanically, it is the Anethum foeniculum, or "small fragrant hay" of the Romans, and the Marathron of the Greeks.
"Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure"
William Thomas Fernie