BOTANICAL NAME:-	ILLICIUM VERUM	COUNTRY:-	VIETNAM CHINA
HARVESTING PERIOD:-	MARCH TO MAY
USES:-	STAR ANIS SEED IS MOSTLY USED AS A FLAVOURING AGENT TO FLAVOUR CURRIES, SWEETS, CAKES, COOKIES AND BISCUITS. ANISEED OIL IS EMPLOYED IN MEDICINE AS AN AROMATIC CARMINATIVE TO RELIEVE FLATULENCE. BEING A MILD EXPECTORANT IT IS USED AS AN INGREDIENT IN BEVERAGES & LIQUEURS. IT IS A POPULAR FLAVOURING AGENT FOR DENTAL PREPARATIONS & MOUTH WASHES.