Star Anise

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Turkey, China, Malaya, India, BR, TW

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Anodyne, Bedbug, Bladder, Carminative

Science studied: CIS-ANETHOLE, TRANS-ANETHOLE, P-ANISALDEHYDE, TRANS-ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Illiciaceae

Scientific name: Illicium verum

Common names: Star Anise, Chinese Star Anise, Chinesischer Sternanis (Ger.), Sternanis (Ger.), anis de China (Sp.), anis estrellado (Sp.), Anis Estrelado, Anis de la Chine, Anis étoilé, Anís Estrella, Badiana, Badianier de Chine, Bunga lawang, Chinese star-anise, Echter Sternanis, Sangke, Star Anise (EN), Staranise Tree, Sternanis, Sternanis (DE), Yıldız anasonu, anice stellato

History

The source record documents this plant in Turkey, Elsewhere, China, Malaya, India, BR, TW.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Anodyne
• Bedbug
• Bladder
• Carminative
• Colic
• Constipation
• Diuretic
• Dysentery

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Turkey
• Elsewhere
• China
• Malaya
• India
• BR
• TW

Documented cultural uses

• Anodyne
• Bedbug
• Bladder
• Carminative
• Colic
• Constipation
• Diuretic
• Dysentery
• Emmenagogue
• Expectorant
• Extrophy
• Hernia

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Physiological and Biochemical Responses of <i>Illicium verum</i> Seedlings to Drought. · 2026 source ↗
• Illicium verum polysaccharide targets fimbriae and flagella to disrupt biofilm and inhibit multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli proliferation. · 2026 source ↗
• Illicium verum extract attenuates immobilization-induced muscle atrophy by modulating inflammatory and anabolic pathways. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• CIS-ANETHOLE
• TRANS-ANETHOLE
• P-ANISALDEHYDE
• TRANS-ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE
• BETA-BISABOLENE
• CALAMENE
• 1,4-CINEOLE
• 4-(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYLOXY)-BENZOIC-ACID
• CINNAMIC-ALCOHOL
• ALPHA-COPAENE
• ALPHA-CUBEBENE
• P-CYMENE-8-OL
• EO
• ESTRAGOLE
• TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE
• FENICULIN

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.