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Anise has been a popular remedy here in North America for hundreds of years as carminative (relief of gas pains),colic, rheumatism, and of course in the famous licorice tasting cough drops. The therapeutic powers of anise's phytochemicals, including creosol and alpapinene, are so apparent and well-established that the herb is commonly used in preparations to break up congestion, ease coughing, and relieve gas. Aniseed can be enjoyed in herbal teas or used in baking.
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| Narcotic in large doses. Anise seeds contain anethole, a plant hormone similar to human estrogen, avoid when pregnant. The essential oil is for topical use only. Traditionally anise was used as an herbal infusion for colic in babies, however high doses can be neurotoxic - anise should be used with caution by pregnant women and very young children |
Preparation Methods :Pour a cup of boiling water over 1 to 2 teaspoons of crushed seeds, steep for 15 minutes and strain. Use anise essential oil in external applications. Remedies using : Anise
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Anise for :Culinary |
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Sweet and very aromatic, Anise liquorice-like taste compliments cookies, cakes, adds a great flavor to lasagna,aniseed is used in producing alcoholic beverages, such as Arak (Morocco) and Ouzo (Greece). |
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Anise for :Expectorant, coughs |
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Carminative and pectoral. Anise enjoys considerable reputation as a medicine in coughs and pectoral affections. In hard, dry coughs where expectoration is difficult, it is of much value. It is greatly used in the form of lozenges and the seeds have also been used for smoking, to promote expectoration. The volatile oil, mixed with spirits of wine forms the liqueur Anisette, which has a beneficial action on the bronchial tubes. Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Vol 1 (1931) |
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Anise essential oil for :Influenza, sinusitis, Congestion, ease breath |
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Influenza, sinusitis, and other respiratory ailments. The essential oil in anise seeds stimulates secretions from the linings of the throat and lungs. They both contain creosol and alpha-pinene, which help to loosen bronchial secretions. Anise essential oil can be diffused to ease the breath of a cold sufferer, or blended in massage oils to ease chest congestion. Anise seeds make a tasty tea that are particularly appropriate in cases of unproductive cough. Used as a cough suppressant, anise is an ingredient in many cough medicines and lozenges. As an expectorant, anise helps to loosen and get rid of phlegm in the respiratory tract. Phyllis A. Balch, Prescription for Herbal Healing (2002) |
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 Koehler's Medicinal-Plants 1887
- Flowers:Small white and yellow flowers
- Stem: Tall stalks, 1 to 2 feet hight
- Leaves: Feather like, bright green
- Seeds: The essential oil is distilled from the seeds
- Preferred Habitat: Native to the Mediterranean coasts of west Asia and is cultivated in Egypt, Spain, and Turkey.
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- Distribution:
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Anise seed provides a sweet, licorice-like aroma that aids digestion and inspires exhilaration, euphoria and elation. Distilled from the ripe seed.
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Aniseed, or anise is one of the earliest known herbs, mentioned in records before the birth of Christ. The Greeks, including Hippocrates, the peoples of Asia Minor, and the Romans found many uses for it. |
Anise is one of the herbs that was supposed to avert the evil eye. Japanese plant star anise trees on in their temples and on tombs, and use the pounded bark for incense. | |
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