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The Lanna Eating Culture
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Chiang Mai University Library in collaboration with Information Technology Service Center
 
 

Star Anise


 
            Illicium verum
 
            Illiciaceae
 
            Star anise
 
            Dok poi kak, Dok chan paet klip (Wut Wuthithamwet, 1997, p. 278)
 
            Small shrub. Leaves simple, reversed oval shape, acute tips. Flowers solitary, white. Fruit is star-like with 8 points, harvested when fully mature. (Wut Wuthithamwet, 1997, p. 278)
 
        
            No information on vitamin and mineral content. Lanna people use the seed pods in chili paste for lap or yam of all kinds (Pratan Nanchaisin, personal communication, July 3, 2007)
        
The flavor is strong and warm and tastes strongly of licorice. It is used to relieve gastric wind, cause phlegm expectoration, as a tonic, to treat indigestion and a stuffy feeling. (Wut Wuthithamwet, 1997, p. 278)
 
            

Wut Wuthithamwet. (1997). Saranukrom Samunphrai: Ruam Lak Pesatchakam Thai. Bangkok: Odean Store. (in Thai).