Star Anise |
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| Illicium verum |
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| Illiciaceae | |
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| Star anise | |
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| Dok poi kak, Dok chan paet klip (Wut Wuthithamwet, 1997, p. 278) | |
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| 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) | |
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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) | |
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Wut Wuthithamwet. (1997). Saranukrom Samunphrai: Ruam Lak Pesatchakam Thai. Bangkok: Odean Store. (in Thai). |
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