Illicium anisatum, Japanese star anise - magic-plants ethnobotany

Illicium anisatum, Japanese star anise

Botanical names: Illicium anisatum, Illicium japonicum, Illicium religiosum		Schisandraceae
Common names English: Japanese star anise, aniseed tree, sacred anise tree Spanish: anís estrellado japonés, badiana de Japón French: badiane japonaise, anis étoilé japonais, faux badianier, badianier du Japon German: Japanischer Sternanis, Shikimifrucht
Active constituents: shikimic acid, anisatin, shikimin, sikimitoxin

Illicium anisatum, Japanese star anise

illustration from Koehler's medicinal plants