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This delicious and unique spice is also a very healthy curative herbal plant. This herbal plant is the basic material of the Greek and Arabic culinary arts. You can find lot of drink which is made with Anise(uzo and ciporo).

The anise herbal plant has lot of different healthy effect. For example if you are in cold or flu you can use the anise like a natural medicine against of the dry cough etc.

The genus name Pimpinella is thought to be derived from the Latin bipinnula, or bipinnate, as the leaves are arranged symmetrically on both sides. It was first cultivated in ancient Egypt and later by the Greeks. The Shakers grew Anisee as an important cash crop.

Anise

Latin Name: Pimpinella aniseum

Alternate Names: Huei-hsiang (Chinese)

Family: APIACEAE

Useful part of the Anise: Seeds.

The main natural herbal remedies of Anise: Antispasmodic, Stomach Tonic Stimulant, Carminative, Expectorant, Digestive Tonic, Galactagogue, Aromatic, Parturient, Aperient, , Aphrodisiac, Tonic.

Main application of the Anise medical herbal: Hiccups, Bloating, Catarrh, Nausea, Bronchitis, Colic, Diarrhea, Flatulence, Halitosis, Asthma, Dysmenorrhea, Indigestion, Whooping Cough, Cough.

How can you prepare, eat, drink or buy Anise herbal plant: You can make tea from anise and you can buy also tincture, capsules, cough syrups and lozenges in any herbal shops, herbal stores and pharmacy.

The most common situation when you can use Anise herbal medicine: Scabies, Nightmares Lice,

The most common applications of Anise: Use as cologne. Anisee is added to cattle feed as it increases milk production. It is also used as mouse bait and fish lure. Stuff seeds in a sachet or add to sleep pillows to prevent nightmares. In India, Anisee water is used as cologne. Used to flavor unpleasant medicines. Also for toothpastes, mouthwashes and soaps. Essential oil is used to prevent and treat lice and scabies.

Other uses of Anise herbal plant: Fresh leaf can be used in salads. Improves the taste of other medicines, breads, cakes, cookies, fruit, tomato sauce, and pickles. Eat seeds after a meal to aid digestion. Mustaceum is an after dinner digestive cake flavored with Anisee. Alcoholic beverages (Pernod, Raki, Aguardiente, Uzo, Aniseette, Kummel, Ojen). It is often the herb used to flavor licorice candy.

Flavour of the Anise herbal plant: Sweet, Pungent, Warm.

The main effective agent of the Anise herbal plant: Essential oil (anethole, estragol, methyl chavicol), furano- coumarins, flavonoid glycosides, fatty acids, phytoestrogens, starch, protein, choline, mucilage.