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Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Anise-sweet seed for gas, colic folklore, and after-dinner breath.
Flavor
Sweet licorice and warm green anise. Seed is sweeter than leaf.
Symptoms
bloating, indigestion, cramps
Against
Lookalikes in the wild
Days to harvest
80–100 days for bulb; 120–150 days for ripe seed
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