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Chinese drugs of plant origin : chemistry, pharmacology, and use in traditional and modern medicine / W. Tang, G. Eisenbrand.
Tang, W. (Weici)Date: [1992], ©1992- Books
Chinese herbs, their botany, chemistry, and pharmacodynamics / by John D. Keys.
Keys, John D.Date: [1976], ©1976- Archives and manuscripts
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Illicium verum Hook.f. Illiciaceae Chinese Star Anise Distribution: China. Illicium anisatum Japanese Star Anise. Distribution Japan. Illicium verum is used as a spice in Asian cooking and for Star Anise tea. The distilled oil is added to cough mixture used by children. Introduced to Europe in 1588 (Pharmacographia Indica, 1890). Illicium anisatum syn. religiosum, has been confused with it (Lindley, 1838, Bentley 1861) but is poisonous and was used to make incense in Japanese and Chinese temples. It was called Skimi by Kaempfer. The seed pods of both species contain shikimic acid (the name being derived from the Japanese word for the plant - shi-kimi) from which Tamiflu, the antiviral drug was synthesised. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
Dr Henry Oakeley