Illicium verum is a condiment, which can be stored in the refrigerator for 1 year. Illicium verum is a kind of spice and Chinese medicine. Generally speaking, it can be eaten as long as it is preserved (dry, sterile and moldy), so the shelf life can be extended.

Illicium verum is a plant belonging to Illicium of Illicium.

Octagon, tree, crown tower, ellipse or cone; Bark dark gray; Dense branches. Leaves irregularly alternate, obovate-elliptic, oblanceolate or elliptic; Coarse fruit blooms in March-May, ripens in September-65438+1October, blooms in spring in August-65438+1October, and ripens in March-April of the following year; Flowers pink to crimson, solitary leaf axils or sub-terminal; Pedicels are 20-56 mm long, and aggregate fruit is full and straight, and most of them are eight and octagonal.

Illicium verum is a famous condiment and can also be used as medicine. Pericarp, seeds and leaves all contain aromatic oil, which is an important raw material for making cosmetics, liqueur, beer and food industry.

Trees,10-15m high; The crown is tower-shaped, oval or conical; Bark dark gray; Dense branches.

After stored and germinated, Illicium verum seeds begin to germinate in Gregorian calendar11-65438+February, so the sowing time is usually in Gregorian calendar 12- February of the following year. The sowing date should be sooner rather than later. Storage time is too long, endosperm is easy to rot and deteriorate, reducing germination rate.