Fengshan Octagonal [Guangxi Fengshan Specialty]

What is Fengshan Octagonal? Authentic Guangxi Fengshan specialty: Fengshan star anise

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Basic introduction of Fengshan star anise

Star anise, also known as star anise, anise, and star anise (in some places, star anise does not refer to star anise), is a plant species in the star anise family of the order star anise. Its dried fruit is one of the seasonings used in Chinese cuisine and Southeast Asian cuisine

Medicinal value

The fruit of star anise can be used as medicine. It has a warm nature and a pungent taste. It has the effects of warming yang, dispelling cold, regulating qi, and relieving pain. Used to treat symptoms such as cold nausea and vomiting, cold hernia and abdominal pain, kidney deficiency and lower back pain, dry and wet athlete's foot, etc

Magnoliaceae star anise evergreen trees, with a height of 10-15 meters. The bark is gray to reddish brown. Branches are densely packed and extend horizontally

Single leaves alternate, with leathery leaves that are elliptical to lanceolate in shape, measuring 5-11 cm in length and 1.5-4 cm in width. The apex is acute or gradually pointed, the base is wedge-shaped, the entire margin is deep green on top, shiny and hairless, with transparent oil spots, and the lower part is light green, sparsely hairy

Spring flowers are solitary in leaf axils and have peduncles; Sepals 3, yellow green; Petals 6-9, light to dark red, broadly ovate or oblong in shape; The flowering period is in spring and autumn

Aggregate fruit radiating star shaped, with a diameter of 3.5 cm, reddish brown in color; The top of the follicles is blunt and shaped like a bird's beak, with each follicle containing one seed. The fruiting period is from autumn to the following spring

The seeds are flattened ovate, about 6mm long, reddish brown or grayish brown, glossy, and have a sweet and fragrant aroma

True star anise (star anise): often composed of eight bony protrusions that aggregate into a fruit. Light brown or reddish brown in color. The skin is thick, and the front end of the single petal fruit is blunt or pointed. Rich aroma, spicy taste, sweet