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DESCRIPTION :
 Anise has
feathery leaves and flat, white flower heads,
followed by fruit and then small, aromatic
brown seeds, with a distinctive
liquorice
taste.
PARTS
USED :
The ripe dried
fruit and seed are used.
PROPERTIES:
The anethole
contained in anise has excellent
expectorant
qualities, as well as antispasmodic and
antimicrobial activities. The
expectorant properties are partly due to the
stimulating action it has on cilliary
movements (the ultra fine "hairs") of the
bronchial epithelium. It also has
excellent
carminative properties
and is used
to settle the
digestive system and to help
with the
expulsion of gas from the
intestines. It has a
estrogen regulating action and for this
purpose is used with great effect with
menopausal problems. Aniseed is
used with
peppermint to treat colic and
together with wild black cherry to treat tracheitis.
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An essential
oil is distilled from aniseed, and has
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It is used
also to help with
SOME
DUCH PRODUCTS WITH THIS SUBSTANCE:
  
  
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND WARNINGS:
On the whole,
anise is a safe herb to use but due to its
trans-anethole estrogen-like action, it may be
best avoided during pregnancy or when
suffering from endometriosis or any estrogen
dependant cancers . Consult
your doctor. This extracts do not substitute
any medicine or prescription of your physician.
 The
effectiveness of any formula doesn't bases on the sole properties
of this particular component. Instead, is the combination and proper proportion
of several ingredients which gives results as in the Chinese traditional medicine.
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