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Anise or Aniseed, less commonly anís (stressed on the first
syllable) (Pimpinella anisum) is a flowering plant in the family
Apiaceae, native to the eastern Mediterranean region and southwest
Asia. It is a herbaceous annual plant growing to 50 cm tall. The
leaves at the base of the plant are simple, 2-5 cm long and
shallowly lobed, while leaves higher on the stems are feathery
pinnate, divided into numerous leaflets. The flowers are white, 3 mm
diameter, produced in dense umbels. The fruit is an oblong dry
schizocarp, 3-5 mm long.
Pimpinella species are used as food plants by the larvae of some
Lepidoptera species, including the Aniseed is used to make the
British confectionary Aniseed balls and the old fashioned New
Zealand confectionary, Aniseed wheels. Anise oil is used to make
Italian cookies called pizzelles, and used in the frosting of yellow
Italian cake-like cookies called "Drops" or "Anise Drops".lime-speck
pug and Medicinal Uses
Anise leaves are used to treat digestive problems, to relieve
toothache, and its essential oil is used to treat lice and
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