What is this herb? My friend said that it can be used for beef stew, and that it is very flavorful, and that it is called "Yamana". What is the scientific name of this herb?
This is called fennel calamus, mainly in southwest China, Guizhou, Hunan and Guangxi, Sichuan is also known as incense, hand-washing incense, and Guizhou is called naphthalene, five fragrant herbs, often used as a spice for dog meat and mutton, local people's daily life, especially in the mountainous areas, fennel calamus is a dog meat, mutton, beef, snakes or a variety of mountain flavor spices, less it will be eaten without taste. Fennel calamus not only has the function of deodorizing and deodorizing, but also has a delicious taste. Therefore, in some areas of Guizhou, fennel calamus is also become beef incense, dog meat incense.