Lavender oil, orange oil, rose oil, and pine oil all blend well with the distinct pleasant aroma of Anise oil made from Anise Seed. Enjoy both Anise Seed and Anise oil in a multitude of ways.
| Common Name: |
Anise Seed |
| Botanical Name: |
Pimpinella anisum L. |
| Family: |
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae). |
| Synonyms: |
Anisum vulgare Gaertn; Pimpinella magna L.; anise. |
| Origin: |
Indigenous to Eastern Mediterranean (Greece, Egypt) and western Asia. Cultivated widely mostly in Spain, India, Europe, Russia, Mexico, and Egypt. |
| Botanical Description: |
An annual, erect, herbaceous plant as tall as 0.5-meter (1.7 ft) in height. It has an erect cylindrical stalk with alternate leaves and small, white flowers in a typical umbel. Seeds are lens shaped. The fruit color is grayish-green to dull yellowish-brown. |
| Oil Extraction: |
Anise oil is produced by steam distillation from the dried, crushed seeds. The oil is a colorless to pale yellow. The yield up to 5%. It solidifies at low temperature. |
| Aroma Profile: |
It has a clean sweet top note, with a strong licorice-like middle note. It is lightly tenacious with a woody-anethole dry out. |
| Major Constituents: |
(E)-anethole (approx. 90%), methyl chavicol. |
| Adulterants: |
Star anise oil, fennel seed oil, synthetic anethole. |
| Regulatory Status: |
GRAS 182.20. |
| Aromatherapy: |
Anise seed essential oil is cheering, mildly euphoric, and sense enhancing. |
| Blends well with: |
Lavender oil, orange oil, pine oil, and rose oil. |
| Safety Data: |
It may be an eye/skin irritant. Avoid during pregnancy. |
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