There is no difference between star anise and star anise, also known as star anise, which has a strong and special aroma and can be used as spice or seasoning.
Anise is star anise, also known as fennel, star anise and anise. The fruit is 8-9 horsetails, which are star-shaped in rotation and have a strong aroma. They can be used as spices, condiments and medicines. It's just that southerners are used to calling it star anise, while northerners are used to calling it aniseed. In addition, there are other nicknames such as imported fennel, imported fennel, star anise bead, star anise, star anise and crude anise.
As a spice, star anise can not only increase the flavor of food, but also be good for human body. The main component of star anise is Xun sesame 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. Moreover, anisene, another component of Illicium verum, can promote the maturation of bone marrow cells and release them into peripheral blood, which has obvious effect of increasing white blood cells, mainly neutrophils, and can be used for leukopenia.
Illicium verum is a famous spice, which tastes sweet. Illicium verum fruit can be directly used in daily seasoning, such as stewing, boiling, pickling, marinating, soaking, etc., and can also be directly processed into spiced seasoning powder. Anise oil and star anise oil resin are usually used in meat products, condiments, soft drinks, cold drinks, sweets, cakes, baked goods and other food processing industries. The market consumption of star anise oil resin, like other spice oil resins, is increasing year by year, and it tends to gradually replace spice raw materials.
Illicium verum fruit has the functions of invigorating stomach, expelling wind, relieving pain, regulating middle warmer and regulating qi, eliminating cold and dampness, and treating dyspepsia and neurasthenia. With the development of new drugs, its application is expanding. Shikimic acid extracted from Illicium verum can be used to synthesize anticancer drugs and prepare drugs against influenza A or B. The dried Illicium verum L. contains shikimic acid 8%- 13%, which is the best natural plant raw material. Except for the higher content of Illicium verum L. (the seeds of Illicium verum L.), no plants with potential scale production value have been found.