Information Profile @ a Glance  

• Anise oil is the common trade name for the essential oils of two different plant species, Pimpinella anisum and Illicium verum. 
• Most commercially available anise oil is derived from Illicium verum (also known as star anise), and is grown primarily in the Far East. 
• Anise oil from Pimpinella anisum has a sweeter taste and a more agreeable odor, and is usually grown in Central Asia and the Mediterranean region.
• The oil of anise is steam-distilled from the crushed seeds, which are 1.5-3% oil. Anise oil contains anethole (80-90%) and its isomer methyl chavicol. Anethole is crystalline below 15C, so oil high in anethole will congeal readily between 59 and 66F .
• Vietnam produces more than 2000 tonnes of star anise seeds per annum. A small quantity is used domestically in tonicums. 
• About 1600 tonnes of seeds are exported to Cuba, China and the Soviet Union. On top of that 200 - 250 tonnes of essential oil are shipped to France and Czechoslovakia.
• In China, the largest supplier of star anise to the world market, Vietnam star anise is blended and then exported to France. In France it is used as a raw material in the production of alcoholic beverages.
• The sudden attention gave a shot in the arm to the tiny star anise world, centered in Guangxi.
• The farmers harvest 30,000-50,000 tons a year, or about 70 per cent of the world's total output of the spice.

• Anise (Pimpinella anisum L.)
• Anise - Fact Sheet
• Anise Plant Data Base
• Anise Seed Profile
• Standards for Grades of Sweet Anise
• Anise Herb
• Anise Oil

Production and Technology

• Anise - Pimpinella anisum
• Anise Cultivation
• Chemical Composition of Star Anise
• Yield of anise seed and oil
• Anise oil as Para methoxy  amphetamine
• Variation in Essential Oil Content and Composition in Turkish Anise
• Anise - Herbal Tea
• Anise oil Description
• Whole Anise Seed

Extraction of Anise Oil 

• Safety Data Sheet - Anise Oil
• Anise Seed Oil Extraction
• Steam Distillation, Supercritical Fluid Extraction
• Anise Oil and Extracts 
• Liquid extract of dried mature seed - Anise

Benefits and Uses

• Cosmetic Compositions - Anise Extract
• Benefits and Medicinal Use
• Anise Seed Capsules 
• Pimpinella anisum Beneficial effects  
• Star Anise for Bird Flu
• Effect of Anise

Market Reports 

• Anise Market - Vietnam
• Market Price for Various Anise Products
• Reviews of Anise Products 
• Market for Anise Oil 
• Anise Field Report – Summer 2006
• Anise Essential Oil 

Reports  

• Determination of Lethal Doses of Anise Oil
• Anise Plant Research Update
• Anise Oil as a Precursor
• Antifungal activity - Anise Oil
• Isolating trans-Anethole from Anise Seeds
• Extract of Pimpinella anisum

Suppliers 

• Directory of Indian Suppliers
• Aniseed - Product information 
• Anise seed oil - china
• Companies - Traders, Importers & Exporters

Companies and Distributors

• ACH Food Companies, Inc
• Upexim Hanoi
• Lehao Company Ltd
• Virat Exports Private Limited
• Suds N' Scents Inc. - A Canadian Company
• Teahteam Group Co.,Ltd
• Rapunzel Organik Tarim Tic. Limited

Imports and Exports

• Imports of Anise Oil
• Anise export from Vietnam
• United States: Exports of Anise Seed
• International markets for star anise
• Trade Leads - Anise 
• VitaNet Health foods