ABSTRACT
Reported to be analgesic, antirheumatic, antiseptic, carminative, diuretic, expectorant, lactagogue, pediculicide, piscicide, stimulant, stomachic, and vermifuge, star anise is also a folk remedy for back ailments, bladder ailments, croup, diarrhea, fever, nervousness, vomiting, and whooping cough. Used in cough medicines and cough drops, perhaps due to expectorants cineole and terpineol, which increase liquid secretions from mucous membranes, facilitating productive coughs. A medicinal tea is made from the leaves in China (DAD). Anise oil is a good carminative, settling the stomach (RIN).
