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How do you say "star anise" in English?

Star anise

Anise (star anise)

A species of the genus Star Anise in the family Aniseidae, with the scientific name Illicium verum Hook.f., and the aliases fennel and dashi.

Evergreen tree, aromatic crop. The fruit is flavored spices, but also medicinal. It has the effect of warming the middle, dispersing cold, warming the bones, regulating qi, and relieving pain. Branches, leaves, fruit by distillation can get volatile aniseed oil, is an important aromatic oil. Fresh pericarp contains 5-6% oil, fresh seeds contain 1.7-2.7% oil, fresh leaves contain 0.75-0.9% oil, 80-90% of the composition of aniseed brain (Anothole), mainly produced in the mountainous areas around Longzhou, Guangxi, China, Guangdong, Taiwan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Fujian is also cultivated. In 1982, the cultivated area of Guangxi was 36,000 hectares, and the annual output of anise was 4,000-6,400 t. The annual export volume of anise was 1,500-2,000 t, and the anise oil was about 200 t. The annual sales volume of the world's dried anise was 3,000-4,000 t, and the anise oil was about 500 t. The anise oil of Guangxi Tianbao is well known in Western Europe, and is widely used in the Chinese and European markets. Tianbao" fennel oil of Guangxi, China, is famous in Western Europe and enjoys a good reputation in the international arena.