Illicium verum can increase the digestive function of the stomach, and people with poor spleen and stomach are prone to flatulence after eating greasy meat dishes. Adding fennel can relieve and prevent it. However, patients with eye diseases with yin deficiency and excessive fire and those with Sjogren's syndrome, climacteric syndrome, active tuberculosis, bronchial asthma, gout, diabetes and excessive heat eat less or even avoid eating.

The main component of Illicium verum is fennel oil, which can stimulate gastrointestinal nerve and blood vessels, promote the secretion of digestive juice, increase gastrointestinal peristalsis, have the effects of invigorating stomach and promoting qi circulation, and help relieve spasm and pain.

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Buying star anise depends on its shape and aroma. The first-class Illicium verum petal angle is neat and the sharp angle is straight. The peel is thick, the back is rough and wrinkled, and the inner surface is light, smooth and shiny. The abdomen is cracked and contains a seed with a reddish-brown seed coat. Aggregate fruit is mostly octagonal, rarely pentagonal or hexagonal.

Kelp is full and straight, the apex is blunt or blunt, and the seeds are brown and shiny. High-quality star anise granules are neat and complete, big and full, brownish red and shiny, with large cracks at the pod edge, bright seeds in the pod and strong fragrance. The inferior Illicium verum is thin, with many broken grains, poor fragrance and dark brown.

People's Network-Putting Illicium verum in cooking has many benefits, such as invigorating the stomach and promoting qi.

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