The Star Anise or Anise Seed,good remedy and useful seed step from ancient world.

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Star Anise Safety.

Star Anise extract INCI Name Illicium verum Extract Anise extract.Anise Seed extract Star Anise Fruit Fructus Anisi Stellati photo picture image The 1997 Commission E on Phytotherapy and Herbal Substances of the German Federal Institute for Drugs recommends Anise for 'Internal: Dyspeptic complaints. Internal and external use: Catarrhs of the respiratory tract.'

 Side Effects:Occasional allergic reactions of skin, respiratory tract, and gastrointestinal tract.

 Dosage:Internal: Average daily dosage: 3 g of drug; Essential oil 0.3 g; equivalent preparations. External: Preparations containing 5 - 10 percent essential oil. Mode of Administration: Comminuted drug for infusions and other galenical preparations for internal use or for inhalation. Note: The purpose of an external application of an anise preparation is the inhalation of essential oil. Actions: Expectorant; Mildly antispasmodic; Antibacterial.'

 Action, Medical Uses, and Dosage:A stimulant and carminative; used in cases of flatulency, flatulent colic of infants, and to remove nausea. Sometimes added to other medicines to improve their flavor, correct griping and other disagreeable effects. The dose of aniseed, crushed or powdered, is from 20 to 40 grains. Infusion (ij or iij to aqua Oss.), for infants, in doses of a teaspoonful.

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last edit date:2nd,June.2009.