STAR ANISE

Star anise is the dried, star-shaped fruit of Illicium verum. It is used to flavor vegetables, meat, and to marinate meat. It is also used as a condiment for flavoring curries, confectionaries, spirits, and for pickling, in perfumery. The essential oil of star anise is used to flavor soft drinks, bakery products and liquors. The fruit is anti- bacterial, carminative, diuretic and stomachic. It is considered useful in flatulence and spasmodic.