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Botanical Name: Illicium verum Hook.f. Family: Illiciaceae. Synonyms: star anise; Chinese star anise; takkola. Origin: Indigenous to southeastern China and northeastern Vietnam. Now widely cultivated in China, India, Philippines. Botanical Description: An evergreen, small tree up to 12-meters (36 ft) high. The plant has whitish trunk with short stemmed, dark green simple leaves and attractive, single axillary yellowish-green to reddish flowers. The distinctive star shaped fruits are made up of eight separate carpels that each form a small capsule with a single pale, brown, shiny seed inside. Oil Extraction: Essential oil is obtained by steam distillation of the well ripened, brown colored fruits. The oil is a pale yellow to amber yellow mobile liquid. Yield up to 8%. Solidifies at low temperature. Aroma Profile: Has a similar profile as the anise seed oil. Sweet, clean and very licorice like (anisic). Major Constituents: (E)-anethole (95%), anisaldehyde, methyl chavicol, limonene, α-pinene, linalool. Adulterants: Fennel oil, synthetic anethole. Regulatory Status: ASP 1710. GRAS 182.10. Aromatherapy: Mildly euphoric, cheering, sense enhancing. Blends well with: Orange, rose, lavender, pine. Safety Data: Maybe an eye/skin irritant. Avoid during pregnancy.
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