Star anise
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| Star anise | |
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| Star anise fruits (Illicium verum) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Austrobaileyales |
| Family: | Schisandraceae |
| Genus: | Illicium |
| Species: | I. verum |
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| Illicium verum Hook.f. |
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Illicium verum, or Star anise is a spice that tastes like anise. The star shaped fruits are harvested before they start getting ripe.
Uses [change]
Medicine [change]
Star anise has been used in a tea, and the seeds are sometimes chewed after meals for digestion.
Star anise is grown in four places in China and harvested between March and May. It is also found in the south of New South Wales.
Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum), a similar tree, is not edible because it is "highly toxic"; instead, it has been burned as incense in Japan.
