Illicium verum, also known as Illicium verum, Illicium verum and Illicium verum, belongs to Illicium. If the fruit is star-shaped, it is named octagonal. Illicium verum grows in wet and loose mountainous areas. Native to Southeast Asia and America, mainly produced in China, Guangxi, Yunnan, southern Fujian and western Guangdong. Except for the cultivation of Illicium verum, other wild fruits are highly toxic and can be fatal if misused.

After picking fruits in autumn and winter, bake them with low fire or soak them in boiling water for a while. After the fruit turns red, dry it. It is a common seasoning in family cooking, which can reduce the fishy smell of fish, increase flavor and stimulate appetite. Illicium verum is also one of the raw materials for preparing spiced powder and seasoning powder, which has the effects of warming the middle warmer and dispelling cold, regulating qi and relieving pain, resisting bacteria, promoting gastrointestinal peristalsis and increasing white blood cells.

But women in the early stages of pregnancy can't eat star anise. Because star anise is a spicy seasoning, pregnant women will feel whole body fever after eating it, which will directly affect the fetus. If the fetus absorbs it, it will lead to fetal fever, which can not be properly placed, and it will also lead to fetal accidents.