Family: Apiaceae
English: anise
Arabic: حبة الحلوة, يانسون
Armenian: Անիսոն
Bengali: Sulpha
Bulgarian: Anason
Catalan: Matafaluga
Chinese: 茴芹
Czech: Anýz vonný
Dutch:Anijs
Estonian: Harilik aniis
Finnish:Anisruoho
French: Anis vert
Greek:Γλυκάνισος
Hindi:सौंफ
Italian: anice vero
Japanese:アニス
Kannada: ಸೋಂಪು
Marathi: बडीशेप
Russian: анис обыкновенный
Slovak: Bedrovník anízový
Slovenian: Janež
Tamil: பெருஞ்சீரகம், சோம்பு
Telugu: సొంపు
Thai: เทียนสัตตบุษย์
Vietnamese:Cây hồi
Used for colic, flatulence, catarrh of the respiratory tract, retention of urine, and infantile ailments. Anise seed infusions are known as carminatives and expectorants. They are used to decrease bloating and settle the digestive tract. In higher doses, they are used as anti-spasmodic for cough, asthma, and bronchitis. [Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeial Plant Drugs: Expanded Therapeutics]
Seeds infusion carminative, tonic, anthelmintic, antispasmodic and expectorant, digestive, stomachic; roots used as a
cathartic, stomachic. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
The seeds, Which are the economically important part of the plant, have an agreeable odor and pleasant, spicy taste. The aroma and flavor of the seeds have been described as powerfully sweet, aromatic, licoricelike, warm, fruity, camphoraceous, and cooling with little perceptible aftertaste (Farrell 1985). The taste is reminiscent of licorice, and indeed anise seed is often used to impart a licorice taste (true commercial licorice comes from the root of another Mediterranean herb, Glycyrrhiza glabra, also treated in this book). The flavor of the leaves resembles that of the seeds. Both seeds and leaves are used to brew a sweet licoricetasting tea. The seeds are an ingredient of such baked goods as bread, rolls, cookies, and cake; and of soups, stews, curries, cheese, apple sauce and baked apples, and confections. Many meats are seasoned with anise seeds or extract, including bologna, frankfurters, knockwurst, dry sausage, mortadella, pepperoni, spiced luncheon loaf, and sausages. The seeds can be added to such cooked vegetables as beet, cabbage, and carrot. Like most herbs and spices, it should be remembered that a very little goes a long way. [Culinary Herbs]
Colic Common cold, Empacho, Flatulence and intestinal gas, Flu Gastrointestinal disorders, Headache Indigestion, Pasmo.[Dominican Medicinal Plants: A Guide for Health Care Providers]
Anise seeds are known for their ability to reduce gas and bloating, and to settle digestion. They are commonly given to infants and children to relieve colic, and to people of all ages to ease nausea and indigestion. [Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine]
Cases of gas in the stomach or bowels, known as flatulence. It is also used as a stimulant for vital organs of the body such as the heart, liver, lungs, brain, etc. As a hot tea, anise will check pains in the bowels due to over-distention of the bowels caused by gas formation. [Encyclopedia of medicinal herbs]
The seeds (“fruits”) are used in traditional Arab medicine for a wide range of diseases, particularly for their ability to bring about a reduction in gas and bloating and to settle the problems related to digestion. Seed-based remedies are commonly used with infants and children to induce relief from cases of colic; these remedies are also given to people of all ages to help in relieving the symptoms associated with indigestion and nausea arising as a result of different reasons. An additional therapeutic effect of the seeds is their antispasmodic properties, which are effective in reducing the symptoms of menstrual pain, the discomfort during asthma attacks, as well as in the treatment of whooping cough and other spasmodic coughs. [Greco-Arab and Islamic Herbal Medicine Traditional System, Ethics, Safety, Efficacy, and Regulatory Issues]
Aniseed is stated to possess expectorant, antispasmodic, carminative and parasiticide properties. Traditionally, it has been used for bronchial catarrh, pertussis, spasmodic cough, flatulent colic; topically for pediculosis and scabies; its most specific use is for bronchitis, tracheitis with persistent cough, and as an aromatic adjuvant to prevent colic following the use of cathartics. [Herbal Medicines 3rd Ed]
Seeds infusion carminative, tonic, anthelmintic, antispasmodic and expectorant, digestive, stomachic; roots used as a
cathartic, stomachic. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
The seeds, Which are the economically important part of the plant, have an agreeable odor and pleasant, spicy taste. The aroma and flavor of the seeds have been described as powerfully sweet, aromatic, licoricelike, warm, fruity, camphoraceous, and cooling with little perceptible aftertaste (Farrell 1985). The taste is reminiscent of licorice, and indeed anise seed is often used to impart a licorice taste (true commercial licorice comes from the root of another Mediterranean herb, Glycyrrhiza glabra, also treated in this book). The flavor of the leaves resembles that of the seeds. Both seeds and leaves are used to brew a sweet licoricetasting tea. The seeds are an ingredient of such baked goods as bread, rolls, cookies, and cake; and of soups, stews, curries, cheese, apple sauce and baked apples, and confections. Many meats are seasoned with anise seeds or extract, including bologna, frankfurters, knockwurst, dry sausage, mortadella, pepperoni, spiced luncheon loaf, and sausages. The seeds can be added to such cooked vegetables as beet, cabbage, and carrot. Like most herbs and spices, it should be remembered that a very little goes a long way. [Culinary Herbs]
Colic Common cold, Empacho, Flatulence and intestinal gas, Flu Gastrointestinal disorders, Headache Indigestion, Pasmo.[Dominican Medicinal Plants: A Guide for Health Care Providers]
Anise seeds are known for their ability to reduce gas and bloating, and to settle digestion. They are commonly given to infants and children to relieve colic, and to people of all ages to ease nausea and indigestion. [Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine]
Cases of gas in the stomach or bowels, known as flatulence. It is also used as a stimulant for vital organs of the body such as the heart, liver, lungs, brain, etc. As a hot tea, anise will check pains in the bowels due to over-distention of the bowels caused by gas formation. [Encyclopedia of medicinal herbs]
The seeds (“fruits”) are used in traditional Arab medicine for a wide range of diseases, particularly for their ability to bring about a reduction in gas and bloating and to settle the problems related to digestion. Seed-based remedies are commonly used with infants and children to induce relief from cases of colic; these remedies are also given to people of all ages to help in relieving the symptoms associated with indigestion and nausea arising as a result of different reasons. An additional therapeutic effect of the seeds is their antispasmodic properties, which are effective in reducing the symptoms of menstrual pain, the discomfort during asthma attacks, as well as in the treatment of whooping cough and other spasmodic coughs. [Greco-Arab and Islamic Herbal Medicine Traditional System, Ethics, Safety, Efficacy, and Regulatory Issues]
Aniseed is stated to possess expectorant, antispasmodic, carminative and parasiticide properties. Traditionally, it has been used for bronchial catarrh, pertussis, spasmodic cough, flatulent colic; topically for pediculosis and scabies; its most specific use is for bronchitis, tracheitis with persistent cough, and as an aromatic adjuvant to prevent colic following the use of cathartics. [Herbal Medicines 3rd Ed]
