In fact, star anise is another name for star anise. It is the fruit of fennel, with eight horns and rich natural aroma and sweetness. Usually a large amount of this seasoning is most suitable for stews or stews. Usually, it can also be processed into spiced powder with spices such as pepper and fennel for human consumption.
Illicium verum, also called Illicium verum, contains a lot of fennel oil. Fennel oil is a natural fragrance and irritating substance, which has obvious stimulating effect on human gastrointestinal tract, can accelerate the secretion of digestive juice and promote gastrointestinal peristalsis. After being eaten at ordinary times, it can effectively improve the digestive function of human stomach and intestines, relieve gastroenteritis and gastrointestinal spasm, and has certain analgesic effect.
Anita is also a special food with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects. After being directly decocted with water, it can obviously inhibit and eliminate a variety of pathogenic bacteria in the human body. Taking it in moderation at ordinary times can prevent enteritis, dysentery and typhoid fever. In addition, Illicium verum can also increase the number of white blood cells in the body, which is also beneficial to improve the disease resistance of the human body. ?
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It is found that Miscanthus is used as aniseed in the market. Weeds contain weed toxins, which can easily lead to poisoning. Its symptoms appear 30 minutes after eating, ranging from nausea and vomiting to irritability, dilated pupils, foaming at the mouth, and finally blood pressure drops, breathing stops and death.
Illicium verum (Illicium verum) has a regular petal angle, generally 8, with thick petals, straight sharp corners and upward curved pedicels. It tastes sweet and has a strong and special fragrance. Illicium verum doesn't necessarily have eight horns, but also four or five or even two horns, depending on the variety of Illicium verum. Some trees have few horns and thin fruits, while others grow big, and the size does not affect the fragrance.
On the other hand, the petal angle of Mangosteen (Illicium verum) is irregular, mostly more than 8 petals. Petals are slender, with sharp corners like an eagle's mouth, and the appearance is extremely shriveled. Pedicels are flat and slightly bitter, and there is no unique fragrance of star anise. It is best to take a little coarse powder and add 4 times of water, boil it for 30 minutes, filter it and heat it to concentrate, and the octagonal solution is brown; The solution of weeds is light yellow.
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