The recipe for Thirteen Spices: star anise, aniseed, cumin, peppercorns, ginger, pepper, mint, cloves, jasmine, cinnamon, rose, nutmeg, cinnamon, licorice, tangerine, allspice, rosmarinus officinalis, purple cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon, wood, angelica dahuricae, trinella sativa, hawthorn.
"Thirteen spices" ratio, generally should be: pepper, dashi each 5 parts, cinnamon, trinidad, chenpi, ginger, dahurica each 2 parts, the rest of the 1 part, and then they are combined, is the "thirteen spices".
Making "thirteen spices" when the raw materials must be fully sun-dried or dried, crushed through a sieve, and the finer the better. Each raw material should be crushed separately, stored separately, it is best to put it in a non-toxic and odorless edible plastic bags, in order to prevent the spice "moisture" or go out of flavor.
The use is not the more the better, must be appropriate, because cinnamon, cloves, fennel, ginger and pepper and other materials, although they belong to the natural flavorings, but if the amount of excessive, the same side effects and even toxicity and mutagenicity, so the use of should be "rather less than more" appropriate.
Expanded information:
"Wang Shouyi thirteen spice "inherited from the Northern Song Dynasty Xinglongtang unique raw material formula, in accordance with the theory of traditional Chinese medicine and the requirements of the use of medication strict formula, according to the performance of therapeutic ingredients, carefully concocted, so that cooking food color, aroma and taste.
Xinglongtang has a long history, was founded in the Northern Song Dynasty capital city of Tokyo (now Kaifeng, Henan Province), specializing in herbs and spices, its founder was originally an official family, good at cooking, and then resigned from his post to open a pharmacy in Kaifeng, named "Xinglongtang".
One thousand one hundred and one A.D., Xinglongtang introduced a secret seasoning, which became famous in Tokyo for its unique properties, and was included in the imperial diet for the court to enjoy.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Wang Shouyi Thirteen-Spice Spice