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Name (CN)	八角茴香 (Bā jiǎo huí xiāng)
Synonyms (CN)	大茴、八角、大料、广大料、舶茴、舶来香、八角香、八角珠、大八角、五香八角、八角大茴、大茴香
Name (EN)	Star Anis Fruit, Chinese Star Anise, Fructus Anisi Stellati
Scientific name(s)	Illici Veri Fructus, Fructus Anisi Stellati, Anisi Stellati Fructus
Used section	Fruits
Taste	Spicy
Channel Tropism	Induce in the liver, kidney, spleen and stomach meridians.
Cold/Hot properties	Warm
Group	Plant [Condiments]

Origin	It is the dried ripe fruit of Anise Illicium verum Hook.f., family Magnoliaceae.
Function and treatment	Warming Yang and dispersing cold, regulating Qi and relieving pain. Used for cold hernia and abdominal pain, kidney deficiency and lumbago, stomach cold and vomiting, and cold pain in the abdomen.
Origin and best harvesting period	The main production area of star anise is in Guangxi. There are two types of star anise: spring fruit and autumn fruit, with spring fruit usually accounting for only 20% of the annual production and autumn fruit accounting for 80%. The spring fruit matures in March to April every year, while the autumn fruit matures in September to October. The fruit can be harvested when it turns from green to yellow.

No.	Name(s)
COMP-009924	benzoic acid, 4-methoxy
COMP-009925	4-methoxy cinnamaldehyde
COMP-009926	(+)-9-epiledene
COMP-009927	(s)-2,5,5,8-tetramethyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-azulen-4(5h)-one
COMP-009928	1-(4'-methoxyphenyl)-(1r,2r)-propanediol
COMP-009929	1-(4'-methoxyphenyl)-(1s,2s)-propanediol
COMP-009930	(e,e)-methyl linolelaidate
COMP-009931	(e)-methyl isoeugenol; trans-methyl isoeugenol; isomethyleugenol
COMP-009932	4-methoxy-benzaldehyde-oxime
COMP-009933	bendazol
COMP-009934	4-ethyl benzaldehyde
COMP-009935	foeniculin
COMP-009936	n-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-methylbenzamide
COMP-009937	isobornyl thiocyanoacetate
COMP-009938	o-nitrosobenzoic acid
COMP-009939	anisatin
COMP-009940	a-trans-bergamotene
COMP-009941	1-(4'-methoxyphenyl)-(1r,2s)-propanediol
COMP-009942	2-(1-cyclopentenyl)-furan
COMP-009943	1,1'-(1-ethyl-2-methyl-1,2-ethenediyl)bis(4-methoxybenzene)
COMP-009944	3,3-dimethyl allyl-p-propenyl phenyl ether
COMP-009945	bergamotene
COMP-009946	phenol-3-[2-(2-phenylethy)amino]ethyl]
COMP-009947	saf role
COMP-009948	9-methyl-9h-fluorene