Star Anise

Illicium, Star Anise, Da Hui Xiang 大茴香 Anisum StellatumDa Hui Xiang (TCM)Badyan Khatai (Unani) Star AniseIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800–1806 Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704 Star Anise fruit(Photo by Sanjay Acharya) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Illicium spp.: I. verum I. anisatum (Japanese Star Anise) Parts used: Fruit Temperature & Taste: Very Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: M. Warm…