Barcode: CAL0000013532

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Family: APIACEAE

Scientific Name: Pimpinella anisum L.

Collector: A.C. Maingay

Country: China

Uses: Aniseed consists of dried fruits, expectorant, stimulant, carminative, diuretic, and diaphoretic, used in flatulent colic, in the preparation of asthma powders, and in veterinary medicine. Yields an essential oil, known as oil of Anise, which now replaces the fruits for medicinal and flavouring purposes.