Anise
*DO NOT CONFUSE WITH STAR ANISE*
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Scientific Name: Pimpinella anisum
Parts Used: Seeds, Essential Oil
Cautions:
Healing Properties
How to Use:
Herbs are wonderfully versatile and may be used in multiple ways (see list below). However, some methods are better suited to certain herbs than others. Check the HEALING section to see which preparations are recommended for specific uses and conditions.
Grow/Harvest Yourself:
Buy Anise
Scientific Name: Pimpinella anisum
Parts Used: Seeds, Essential Oil
Cautions:
- Avoid high doses in pregnancy
- Toxic in high doses
- Potentially addictive
- Can irritate sensitive skin
Healing Properties
- Antiseptic, antispasmodic, estrogen-like, diuretic, stimulant (heart) and tonic (heart)
- Eases hot flashes and other menopausal problems.
- Helps relieve gas & indigestion (including cramping & bloating).
- Helpful for chronic chest problems including bronchitis, whooping cough and asthma.
- Has also been used for HIV, strep, and infections (viral, bacterial & fungal).
- Oil used topically for lice and scabies.
- Encourages milk flow and speeds delivery.
- Female aphrodisiac.
How to Use:
Herbs are wonderfully versatile and may be used in multiple ways (see list below). However, some methods are better suited to certain herbs than others. Check the HEALING section to see which preparations are recommended for specific uses and conditions.
- Add seeds to food
- Can be taken in store-bought capsule or extract form.
- Essential Oils: Apply externally
- How to Dry Herbs
- How to Make Herbal Teas/Infusions/Decoctions
- How to Make Herbal Vinegars
- How to Make Herbal Syrups
- How to Make Herbal Tinctures & Glycerites
- How to Make Herbal Ointments & Creams
- How to Make Herbal Poultices & Compresses
- How to Make Herbal Electuaries & Oxymels
- How to Make Herbal Lozenges, Gummies, Capsules
Grow/Harvest Yourself:
- Hardy to Zone 6
- Soil pH: 6.0
- Poor, light, dry, well-drained soil
- Full sun
- Companion Planting: said to enhance the growth of coriander