Illicium verum, also known as fennel, star anise, anise and anise. It is a plant of Illicium in Illicium. Its dried fruit of the same name is one of the seasonings for Chinese food and cooking in Southeast Asia. It is an evergreen tree growing in a humid, warm and semi-cloudy environment, and its height can reach 20 meters. Mainly distributed in southern Chinese mainland. Fruits are picked in autumn and winter and are reddish-brown or yellowish-brown after drying. The smell is fragrant and sweet. Use whole fruit or powder. Fruits and seeds can be used as seasoning and medicine. With strong fragrance, it has the effects of expelling insects, warming the middle energizer, regulating qi, invigorating stomach, stopping vomiting, dispelling cold, and exciting nerves. Besides being used as seasoning, star anise can also be used as raw material for perfume, toothpaste, soap, cosmetics, etc. in industry, and can also be used in medicine as a wind repellent and stimulant. It is warm in nature and pungent in taste. It has the effects of warming yang and dispelling cold, regulating qi and relieving pain. It can be used for treating cold vomiting, cold hernia, abdominal pain, lumbago due to kidney deficiency, dry and wet beriberi, etc. The medicine contains volatile oil, fatty oil, protein, resin, etc. The oil contains anethole, Safrole, anisaldehyde, anisylacetone, phellandrene, etc. Shikimic Acid can also be extracted, which is the main raw material for preparing Tamiflu, an anti-influenza drug. [4] Shikimic acid exists in a large number of higher plants or microorganisms. Because the fruit of Illicium verum contains a large amount of shikimic acid, the methanol extract of Illicium verum can contain more than 10% shikimic acid, so it is often used as a resource plant for extracting shikimic acid. [6] [Edit this paragraph] The export of China star anise, a wood raw material, accounts for more than 80% of the world market. Illicium verum wood is reddish-brown, with straight texture, fine structure, light and soft, fragrant and pest-resistant. It is used for furniture, boxes, toys and joinery. [4] [Edit this paragraph] It is a mature fruit with medicinal and edible value 1. This product is aggregate fruit, and it is mostly composed of 8 follicles, which are radially arranged on the central axis. Follicle length1~ 2 cm, width 0.3 ~ cm and height 0.6 ~ LCM; The outer surface is reddish brown with irregular wrinkles, and the top is beak-shaped, and the upper side is mostly cracked; The inner surface is light brown, smooth and shiny; Hard and brittle. The fruit stalk is 3 ~ 4 cm long, connected to the center of the fruit base, curved and often falls off. Each pod contains seeds 1 grain, oblate, about 6mm long, reddish brown or yellowish brown, bright, with umbilical cord at the tip; The endosperm is white and oily. The breath is fragrant, pungent and sweet. [2] alias anise and anise. Warm in nature and taste, sweet in taste. Meridian, spleen and kidney meridians. Efficacy of dispelling cold, regulating qi and appetizing. Appropriate: people with stomach cold hiccup, cold hernia and abdominal pain, cold pain in the heart and small intestinal hernia should eat it; People with kidney deficiency and low back pain should eat; People with beriberi should eat. Bogey: people with yin deficiency and fire are forbidden to eat; Patients with eye diseases should not eat; Sjogren's syndrome, diabetes, climacteric syndrome and active pulmonary tuberculosis are forbidden to eat; Constipation due to stomach heat should not be eaten. 2. Introduction of raw materials Illicium verum is the fruit of Illicium verum, which is a common seasoning. Illicium verum is also called fennel because it can remove the odor in meat and add fragrance to it again. Illicium verum is a special product in China, which is abundant in Guangdong and Guangxi. The color is purple-brown, octagonal, star-shaped, sweet and strong aromatic smell, and the aroma comes from the volatile anisaldehyde. Illicium verum is an indispensable condiment for making cold dishes, stews and stews. Its function is not as good as that of other spices, and it is also the main raw material for processing spiced powder. 3. Nutritional analysis The fruit contains volatile oil, the main components of which are Anethole, Anisaldehyde and Anisylacetone. The main component of star anise 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; ② Aniline can promote the maturation of bone marrow cells and release them into peripheral blood, and has obvious effect of increasing white blood cells, mainly neutrophils, which can be used for leukopenia. [6]