Star Anise / Lawang (Pekak) Essential Oil Pure 100% | Illicium Verum

STAR ANISE ESSENTIAL OIL

Brand: DDistillers

Product name: Star anise essential oil

Product Category: Single essential oil, purity: 100%

INCI Name: Illicium Verum (Star Anise) Oil

HS Code: 33019090

CAS#: 8007-70-3

FEMA#: -

Extraction method: Steam distillation

DESCRIPTION:

Star anise essential oil (SAO) is an essential oil extracted from star anise fruit (Illicium verum Hook. f) with a high anise flavor and is widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industries due to its antimicrobial and antioxidant properties.

Our star anise essential oil is obtained from the extraction of star anise fruit (Illicium Verum ) by the steam distillation method. The resulting oil is a colorless to pale yellow liquid with a distinctive sweet star anise aroma. This oil has antiseptic, antibacterial, and antifungal properties. The sweet and spicy aroma of star anise can help reduce feelings of stress and anxiety. When used in massage, it can help relieve muscle spasms due to its antispasmodic properties[1,2,3].

BOTANICAL OVERVIEW:

 Illicium verum is a species of tree-shaped plant from the Schisandraceae family. This plant originates from a subtropical biome that is spread from China (southern and western Guangxi) to northern Vietnam. The scientific name Illicium verum was introduced by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1888. Illicium verum is a medium-sized evergreen tree native to northeastern Vietnam and southwest China.

This plant is commonly known as “star anise” and “Chinese anise”. Star anise has many synonyms in various regions. In China, this plant is referred to as Chinese star anise and Bajiaohuixiang. The observed scientific synonym for this plant is Illicium san-ki Perr. The morphology of this species is a small tree, 6–8 m tall, gray-brown bark, green branches, glabrous; cone-shaped to rounded crown. All parts of the tree have a pleasant aromatic odor. The leaves are single, usually clustered at the end of the branch. The leaves are entire, oval, tapering at both ends, the apex is pointed, and the base is wedge-shaped. The leaf blade is thick and fragile, dark green above, paler below, the petiole is glabrous. Pink-white flowers, solitary and axillary, short and sturdy flower stalks. Six sepals, pink on the edge, 16–20 petals, broadly elliptical, smaller than the sepals, white on the outside, red on the inside, dark red in the center of the flower. Many stamens, shorter than the petals, elliptical anthers. Eight carpels, forming a conical mass, spreading into a rosette when ripe. The fruit consists of eight follicles, spreading, woody and brown when ripe, bursting on the ventral side. Solitary seeds in each follicle, brown, shiny, and glabrous. Star anise originates from northern Vietnam and the forests of southern China, and is cultivated in several regions, especially Jamaica and some tropical Asian countries[4,5,6].

HISTORY:

In China, star anise has been used as a spice since the Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) and as a medicine in the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644 AD). Qi in TCM refers to the subtle substance in the human body, one of the basic components that forms the human body and maintains life activities. Yang (or Yang Qi) is a special and important concept in TCM. Star anise can warm the body and produce a feeling of joy, allowing the Qi blood to flow smoothly.

The Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2005 edition) documents the main effects of star anise as a warmer and pain reliever. As a well-known spice, star anise was first introduced to Europe in the seventeenth century, and it derives its characteristic licorice flavor from the presence of star anise essential oil (SAO). It is one of the first traditional Chinese medicines to be announced by the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China in 2002 for dual use in medicine and food. In addition, it is also one of the ten Traditional Chinese Medicines, Daodi Chinese herbal materials, and regional specialty medicinal materials in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region announced by the Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Gvangjsih Bouxcuengh Swcigih Cunghyihyoz Gvanjlijgiz) of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in 2020. Star anise has been used in China for more than a thousand years, and China is the only country in the world that can produce star anise on a large scale. Star anise is mainly found in East and Southeast Asia and southern North America. In East Asia, China is the main production area of ​​star anise, followed by Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Sumatra and Kalimantan in Indonesia, and other regions and countries. In North America, star anise is mainly found in Mexico, Haiti, and Florida. In China, star anise oil, also known as "HuiYou" and "BaJiaoYou" has a wide range of chemical diversity and uses. It is produced in China but is very popular in Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and other regions. Star anise has a variety of pharmacological effects, including antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, insecticidal, and antiviral properties.

The chemical composition of star anise is diverse, and the most important and widely studied components are SAO and shikimic acid. SAO is an essential oil extracted from star anise fruit. Star anise has a unique star anise flavor and is widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industries due to its antimicrobial and antioxidant properties.

So far, a total of 201 chemical components have been isolated from star anise, including hydrocarbons, alcohols and esters, as well as natural products such as star anise oil, flavonoids, phenylpropanoids, phenol organic acids, terpenoids and others. These substances have been verified to have various biological activities, and various extraction methods including steam distillation have been established for their extraction[7,8].

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