Description of Aniseed Essential Oil

The scent of Aniseed China Star essential oil can be described as being warm, spicy, extremely sweet, and liquorice-like. Aniseed Oil is a clear to very pale-yellow colored oil. It is steam distilled from the fresh or partly dried whole fruits of an evergreen tree

Star Anise has been used in Chinese medicine for over 1,300 years. It was cultivated by the ancient Egyptians as a medicine and spice and was well known by the Greeks and Romans as a 'pick-me-up.' It is now used most often as an oriental domestic spice.

Aniseed Essential Oil Blends Well With

Bay West Indies Essential Oil , CedarwoodAtlas , FennelSweet , Ginger , Mandarin Essential Oil , Petitgrain Essential Oil , PeppermintMitcham , Rosemary Essential Oil Spanish , Spearmint Essential Oil

Properties of Aniseed Essential Oil

antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, diuretic, expectorant, galactagogue, stimulant, stomachic

Aromatherapy uses for Aniseed Essential Oil

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Safety information for Aniseed Essential Oil

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Information regarding the safe use of Aniseed essential oil is conflicting. Some sources suggest it is toxic. Battaglia states that "it is diffiult to believe that Aniseed essential oil is so toxic, knowing that herbalists are recommending its use internally and the only contra-indications identified are the occasional allergic reactions of the skin." Do not to use orally during pregnancy and breast feeding. See The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy by Salvatorre Battaglia, Second edition published by The International Centre of Holistic Aromatherapy in 2003 page 164