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Botanical Name: Pimpinella anisum L . Family: Apiaceae (Umbelliferae). Synonyms: Anisum vulgare Gaertn; Pimpinella magna L.; anise. Origin: Indigenous to Eastern Mediterranean (Greece, Egypt) and western Asia. Now widely cultivated mainly in Spain, India, Europe, Russia, Mexico, Egypt. Botanical Description: An annual, erect, herbaceous plant up to 0.5-meter (1.7 ft) high. It has an erect cylindrical stalk with alternate leaves and small, white flowers in a typical umbel. Seeds are lens shaped. The fruits are grayish-green to dull yellowish-brown in color. Oil Extraction: Essential oil is obtained by steam distillation of the dried and minutely crushed seeds. The oil is a colorless to pale yellow mobile liquid. Yield up to 5%. Solidifies at low temperature. Aroma Profile: Has a clean sweet top note, with a strong anisic (licorice-like) middle note. Lightly tenacious with a woody-anethole dry out. Major Constituents: (E)-anethole (approx. 90%), methyl chavicol. Adulterants: Star anise oil, fennel seed oil, synthetic anethole. Regulatory Status: GRAS 182.20. Aromatherapy: Cheering, mildly euphoric, sense enhancing. Blends well with: Lavender, rose, orange, pine. Safety Data: May be an eye/skin irritant. Avoid during pregnancy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Want to learn more? Take our Online Aromatherapy Course.
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