Small fennel seeds for the umbrella division perennial herb anise Dry ripe fruit, is gray, like rice grains, in late summer and early autumn fruit mature cut the whole plant, dried, lay fruit, to net impurities. More widely produced in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Ningxia is good. It has a strong fragrance and is often used in conjunction with fennel. Cumin is one of the raw materials of spiced powder, it has the curative effect of healthy appetizer, QI, dispelling wind and dispelling cold in medicine.