Anise Essential Oil - Pure Undiluted! - 2 oz.

Botanical Name: Illicium verum
Plant Part: Seeds
Extraction Method: Steam distillation
Origin: China

Description: A small to medium evergreen tree of the magnolia family, reaching up to 8m (26ft). The leaves are lanceolate and the axillary flowers are yellow. The fruits are harvested before they ripen, then sun dried. It is, as the name suggests, star shaped, radiating between five and ten pointed boat-shaped sections, about eight on average. These hard sections are seedpods. Tough skinned and rust coloured, they measure up to 3cm (1-1/4) long. The fruit is picked before it can ripen, and dried.

Color: Clear to pale yellow

Strength of Aroma: Strong

Blends well with: Lavender, pine, orange, rosewood, clove, and cinnamon

Aromatic Scent: Powerful and liquorice-like, more pungent and stronger than anise.

History: Star Anise is so named from the stellate form of its fruit. It is often chewed in small quantities after each meal to promote digestion and sweeten the breath. The Japanese plant the tree in their temples and on tombs; and use the pounded bark as incense. The homoeopaths prepare a tincture from the seeds. Cautions: Anise star from China is generally non-toxic and non-irritating (unlike Illicium anisatum the Japanese variety that is long considered toxic).

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Anise Essential Oil - Pure Undiluted! - 2 oz.$4.99