Star Anise
Illicium verum
Star-shaped fruit with a warm, aniseed scent, valued as a spice for its digestive, carminative and respiratory-soothing properties.
✓ Benefits
- ✓ Aids digestion and eases bloating and spasms
- ✓ Carminative: limits intestinal gas
- ✓ Expectorant: soothes coughs and the respiratory tract
- ✓ Antioxidant and antibacterial action
- ✓ Source of shikimic acid (antiviral precursor)
! Contraindications
- • ⚠️ Never confuse with Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum), toxic and neurotoxic
- • Not recommended during pregnancy and breastfeeding (oestrogenic action)
- • Not recommended for infants and young children
- • Caution in case of allergic sensitivity (sensitivity to anethole)
This information is provided for guidance only and is not a substitute for medical advice. In case of doubt, ongoing treatment, pregnancy or breastfeeding, seek the advice of a healthcare professional.
Our products with star anise
🍂 Autumn
Quince Liqueur
Ripe Normandy quinces slowly steeped in alcohol with star anise, cinnamon, vanilla and orange zest. An amber liqueur, round and delicately spiced, to enjoy well chilled at the end of a meal.
☀️ Summer
Mirabelle Liqueur
Golden late-summer mirabelles gently steeped in alcohol with star anise, cinnamon and vanilla. An amber liqueur, round and sunny, with delicately spiced notes of ripe fruit, to enjoy well chilled.
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