Aniseed essential oil has a warm, sweet and spicy aroma. It is a colourless to pale yellow liquid.Latin NamePimpinella AnisumFamilyApiaceaeNoteTopExtractionEssential oil by steam distillation from the seeds of the fruit.OriginEgyptHistoryUsed for centuries as a domestic spice in cooking it is also used to treat dry, irritable coughs (contained in many cough syrups and tinctures), Bronchitis and Whooping Cough. It has also been used as a tea to alleviate Colic and stomach pain.
