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Illicium Anisatum
This magnoliaceous plant is a native of China,
and its fruit furnishes the star anise of commerce. In China,
Japan, and India it is used as a condiment in the preparation of
food, and is chewed to promote digestion, and the native
physicians prescribe it as a carminative. It is the flavoring
ingredient of the preparation _Anisette de Bordeaux_. Its flavor
and odor are due to a volatile oil, which is extracted by
distillation, and sold as oil of anise, which is really a
different article.
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