Water Fennel

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Europe, US, Italy

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Asthma, Cancer, Diuretic, Expectorant

Science studied: ANDROL, APIOLE, FAT, GALACTOSE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Apiaceae

Scientific name: Oenanthe aquatica

Common names: Water Fennel, Water Hemlock, Artengruppe Wasser-Pferdesaat, Billebo, Billebo-klaseskærm, Cegid Manddail y Dŵr, Cegiden y Dŵr, Cegiden-y-Dŵr Fanddail, Felandri, Fellandrio, Fenouil d'eau, Fine-Leaved Water-Dropwort, Fine-leaved Water-dropwort, Fine-leaved Water-dropwort (EN), Fineleaf waterdropwort, Finocchio acquatico cicutario

POWO: 845226-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Europe, US, Italy.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Asthma
• Cancer
• Diuretic
• Expectorant
• Laryngitis
• Catarrh
• Tumor(Breast)
• Alterative

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Europe
• US
• Italy

Documented cultural uses

• Asthma
• Cancer
• Diuretic
• Expectorant
• Laryngitis
• Catarrh
• Tumor(Breast)
• Alterative

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Asthma · Europe · "
• Cancer · US · "
• Diuretic · Europe · "
• Expectorant · Europe · "
• Laryngitis · Europe · "
• Catarrh · Europe · "
• Tumor(Breast) · Italy · "
• Alterative · Europe · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Evaluation Profile of Sicilian <i>Oenanthe aquatica</i> (L.) Poir., <i>O. fistulosa</i> L. and <i>O. pimpinelloides</i> L. Essential Oils Under LPS-Induced Cellular Stress. · 2026 source ↗
• Composition of the Oenanthe aquatica essential oil. · 1976 source ↗
• Rapid monitoring of biologically-active substances in medicinal plants by tandem mass spectrometry--the identification of lignans in Oenanthe aquatica Lam. · 1987 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ANDROL
• APIOLE
• FAT
• GALACTOSE
• 4-ISOPROPYL-2-CYCLOHEXEN-1-ONE
• MANNOSE
• MYRICETIN
• MYRISTICIN
• N-2-NONEN-1-OL?
• TRANS-PENTADECA-7,13-DIENE-9,11-DIYN-1-OL
• BETA-PHELLANDRENE
• RESIN
• TRICETIN
• WAX
• OENANTHETOXIN
• PINENE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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