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Anise Oil

General Description: Organic anise oil is commonly used in cooking throughout the developed world. Although it is used in some soups and cooked meats, it is more commonly used in candy and for baking. Anise oil makes a wonderful addition to Italian cookies and is often used as a hard candy flavor. It also finds uses in liqueur formulations where it imparts a licorice note. In non-alcoholic beverages, anise may be found as part of a root beer formula. This organic anise oil is constantly rotated with fresh material continually brought in so you are assured to receive the freshest oil.

Folklore: Anise has been grown for thousands of years dating back to the times of the ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians. In fact, the Romans used it as one of the main ingredients in a type of cake called Mustaceus. They served Mustaceus at the end of large meals to help prevent heartburn and indigestion. You can use Nature's Flavors' Organic Anise Oil in your dessert recipes just like the Romans!

How It's Made: Steam distillation of the dried fruits.

Properties: Contains a large variety of individual ingredients but the most common ingredient is anthole.

AKA: Aniseed, Sweet Cumin, Anise Oil, Pimpinel Seed

Common Name: Anise

Scientific Name: Pimpinella anisum (Latin) Family: Umbelliferae.

Appearance

Anise grows to a height of 60 centimetres and has a flavour similar to that of liquorice. Leaves may be used fresh or dried.

History

This herb is native to Egypt and is mentioned in ancient Egyptian records. The Romans used it in medicine and also in a cake which was possibly the forerunner of the wedding cake.

Anise comes as an extract and lozenges and in teas. It's also available in trace quantities as a flavoring agent in liqueurs, lozenges, and teas and as a fragrance in soaps, creams, perfumes, foods, and candies.

Produces seeds that are used in both herbal medicine and aromatherapy. This sweet smelling herb is also commonly used to flavor foods and liqueurs such as anisette and ouzo.

Uses Protection, purification, awareness, joy. For treating coughs, bronchitis and a stuffy nose, good breath freshener, digestive aid and relieves upset stomach and flatulence, treatment for colic. Relieves the discomfort of menopause. Promotes milk production in nursing mothers. Sedative. Asthma, Cough, Intestinal gas, Lice, Muscle spasms, Scabies, To repel insects

Leaf tea has been used for fevers, colds, coughs, to induce sweating and to strengthen a weak heart.

Root was used by the Chippewa in lung formulas.

Anise has been used for many years to disguise the unpleasant taste of medicine. Gather the seed heads in early autumn. Use the leaves throughout the growing season to add to green salads. The leaves and seeds taste good with shellfish. The dried seeds can be used in cakes, biscuits, bread and apple pie. A refreshing tea can be made from the dried leaves and this is supposed to be an aid to digestion as is chewing the seeds to cure hiccoughs. Cosmetically a good face pack can be made from ground seeds. This will fade freckles. The seeds are also useful for pot-pourri.

Anise is an herb that tastes like licorice. You can substitute Fennel seeds for the same flavor when cooking; some cookbooks also say you can use "anise-like" herbs such as dill, basil, tarragon, marjoram or angelica.

Star Anise magical herb is native to China and Vietnam and has been used for its carminative, stomachic, stimulant, and diuretic medicinal properties and is used to combat stomach ache due to the accumulation of intestinal gas, headache, and to promote vitality.

Use Star Anise magical herb in protection and meditation incense or under a control fire, burn it raw and have it smolder and smoke in a cauldron. Use in the circle for protection during magical work.

You can place star anise magical herb under the pillow to ward off bad dreams. Use in conjunction with bay leaves for purification bathing.