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This article is about the Pimpinella species (not to confuse with star anise); but the name "anise" is frequently applied to Fennel.


Anise

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Apiales
Family:Apiaceae
Genus:Pimpinella
Species:P. anisum
Binomial name
Pimpinella anisum
L.
Anise or Aniseed, less commonly anís (stressed on the second syllable) (Pimpinella anisum), is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to the eastern Mediterranean region and southwest Asia. It is a herbaceous annual plant growing to 1m tall. The leaves at the base of the plant are simple, 2-5 cm long and shallowly lobed, while leaves higher on the stems are feathery pinnate, divided into numerous leaflets. The flowers are white, 3 mm diameter, produced in dense umbels. The fruit is an oblong dry schizocarp, 3-5 mm long.

Pimpinella species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including the lime-speck pug and wormwood pug.

Uses

Culinary

Containing liquorice-like components[1], anise is sweet and very aromatic. It is used to make the following confectioneries: Aniseed balls (Britain), Aniseed wheels (New Zealand), pizzelles (Italy), and Knotts (Norway). Aniseed is also used to make the Mexican drink atole or champurrado which is similar to hot chocolate and as a digestive after meals in India.

Medicinal uses

Other uses

  • In aromatherapy, aniseed essential oil is used to treat colds and flu.
  • In India, aniseed (Saunf in Hindi) is also used as mouth freshener. It is also used for flavouring some foods.
  • According to Pliny the Elder, anise was used as a cure for sleeplessness, chewed with alexanders and a little honey in the morning to freshen the breath, and when mixed with wine as a remedy for scorpion stings (N.H. 20.72).
  • In the Middle East, aniseed is used in producing alcoholic beverages, such as Arak (Morocco) and Ouzo (Greece).
  • In Thailand it is used to flavor tea.
Anise can be made into a liquid scent and is used for both hunting and fishing. Anise smells similar to liquorice and is put on fishing lures to attract fish. Anethole, the principal component of anise oil is a precursor that can eventually produce 2,5-dimethoxybenzaldehyde which is used in the clandestine synthesis of psychedelic drugs such as 2C-B, 2C-I and DOB.[3] Anise is also the main flavor of Absinthe as well as being used as a flavoring for pastis, ouzo, pernod, sambuca, rakı, Becherovka, anice tutone, Chartreuse and other liqueurs. Anise has a particular effect on some dogs that parallels the effect of catnip on house cats. Some cats as well seem attracted to anise. Anise is perfectly safe for cats and dogs alike to ingest. However, like anything, not in excess.

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ Fennel and anise as estrogenic agents PMID 6999244
3. ^ "Anise Oil as a Precursor for 2-Alkoxy-5-methoxybenzaldehydes". DEA Microgram Journal 2 (1). Retrieved on 2006-12-09. 


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I. verum

Binomial name
Illicium verum
Hook.f.

Star anise, star aniseed or Chinese star anise, (Chinese: , pinyin: bājiǎo, lit.
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F. vulgare

Binomial name
Foeniculum vulgare
Mill.

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a species in the genus Foeniculum
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Plantae
Haeckel, 1866[1]

Divisions

Green algae
  • Chlorophyta
  • Charophyta
Land plants (embryophytes)
  • Non-vascular land plants (bryophytes)

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Magnoliophyta

Classes

Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Liliopsida - Monocots

The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms comprise the two extant groups of seed plants.
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Carl von Linné, Alexander Roslin, 1775. Currently owned by and hanging at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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Magnoliophyta

Classes

Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Liliopsida - Monocots

The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms comprise the two extant groups of seed plants.
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A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die at the end of the growing season to the soil level. A herbaceous plant may be annual, biennial or perennial.

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annual plant is a plant that usually germinates, flowers and dies in one year. True annuals will only live longer than a year if they are prevented from setting seed. Some seedless plants can also be considered annuals even though they do not flower.
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leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat (laminar) and thin, to expose the cells containing chloroplast (chlorenchyma tissue, a type of parenchyma) to light over a broad area, and to allow light to penetrate
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A schizocarp is a dry fruit that develops from multiple carpels. When mature it splits up into one-seeded mericarps. The mericarp is either:
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The Clipper Parthenos sylvia


Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda
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E. centaureata

Binomial name
Eupithecia centaureata
Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

The Lime-speck Pug (Eupithecia centaureata) is a moth of the family Geometridae.
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E. absinthiata

Binomial name
Eupithecia absinthiata
Clerck, 1759

The Wormwood Pug (Eupithecia absinthiata) is a moth of the family Geometridae.
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G. glabra

Binomial name
Glycyrrhiza glabra
L.

Liquorice or licorice (see spelling differences) (IPA:
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Aniseed balls are a type of hard round sweet sold in the UK. They are shiny and dark brownish red, and hard like Gobstoppers, but generally only 1cm across. They are generally sold by weight, for example by quarter pound (or the equivalent in metric, 113 grams, which is mandated by
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Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2]   (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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Anthem
"God Defend New Zealand"
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Capital Wellington

Largest city Auckland
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A pizzelle (pronounced with tz sound, like "pizza") is a traditional Italian waffle cookie made from flour, eggs, sugar, butter or vegetable oil, and flavoring (often vanilla, anise, or lemon zest).
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