Star Anise for export

Star anise is the dried, star shaped fruit of Illicium verum. Star anise is one of the signature flavours of savory cooking. It is used as a condiment for flavouring curries, confectionaries, spirits, and for pickling. It is also used in perfumery. The essential oil of star anise is used to flavour soft drinks, bakery products and liquors. The fruit is anti-bacterial, carminative, diuretic and stomachic. It is considered useful in flatulence and spasmodic.