Latin, Anisum canadensis, A. chinensis, A. indicum. A. stellatum, Cymbostemon parviflorus, Illicium japonicum, I. parviflorum, I. religiosum, I. verum, Semen badiana ;
English, Sacred anise tree, Star anise ;
French, Anise etoile ;
German, Stern-Anis ;
Urdu, Badian.
Anisum canadensis, A. chinensis, A. indicum. A. stellatum, Cymbostemon parviflorus, Illicium japonicum, I. parviflorum, I. religiosum, I. verum, Semen badiana
An evergreen shrub, or small tree, 10 to 30 feet high much branched.
The leaves are alternate, crowded, petioled, entire, lanceolate,
smooth, shining, thick, and with minute pellucid dots. The
greenish-yellow flowers appear from January to April, and sometimes
again in the autumn. The solitary seeds, in boat-shaped carpels of
eight divisions, at first upright, then spreading into a radiate
whorl, are ovate, compressed and shining. They have an aromatic taste
and smell like fennel.
Found in :-
Native of China, and introduced into Japan.
Introduced into homoeopathic practice:-- |
By Dr. Frag, Archive. XVII. 3, 175. in 1838.
(Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. V. 91.)
The dried seeds.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Illicium anisatum, in fine powder | 100 gm
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Strong alcohol, a sufficient quantity in this proportion |
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To make one thousand cubic centimeters of tincture.
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(b) Dilutions: 2x and higher with dispensing alcohol.
(c) Triturations: 1x and higher.
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