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Habitat: Native to China. Fruits imported from China and IndoChina.
English: Star Anise, Chinese Anise, Aniseed Stars.Unani: Baadyaan Khataai.Siddha/Tamil: Takkola, Anasippo.Folk: Anasphal.Action: Carminative (used for colic), stimulant, diuretic. Also used in rheumatism.
Key application: In catarrhs of the respiratory tract and peptic discomforts. (German Commission E.)The fruit contains a volatile oil containing trans-anethole 80-90%, and feniculin (14.56%), with estragole, beta-bisabolene, beta-farnesene, ca- ryophyllene, nerolidol.The intake of trans-anethole (1.0%) does not show any chronic toxicity in rats. Veranisatins, isolated from the extract, showed convulsive effect in mice. Methanolic extract exhibited a hypothermic effect in mice.Illicium griffithii Hook. f. & Thoms. is found in Bhutan and Khasi hills at altitudes of 1,400-1,100 m. The fruit, known as Baadiyaan, is bitter and astringent, reported to be poisonous. It is used as stimulant and carminative. Essential oil resembles that from aniseed (Pimpinella anisum Linn.) and fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.)... illicium verumHabitat: Native to Europe. Imported for use in Unani medicine.
English: Germander, Wall Germander.Unani: Usqurdiyun, Kamaazariuus.Action: Gastric stimulant, diuretic, sudorific. Used in spleen disorders and rheumatism; topically in skin diseases.
The herb contains iridoid glyco- sides, including harpagide and acetyl harpagide; clerodane and neoclero- dane diterpenes; phenylpropanoids; volatile oil, containing about 60% ca- ryophyllene; tannins and polyphenols.One of the major furanoneoerodane diterpenes, teucrin A, is hepatotoxic.Ether extract of the flowering herb shows antibacterial activity.... teucrium chamaedrys
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