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Non-scientific name:

star anise

3 Accepted name(s) for "star anise":

Accepted name
Illicium anisatum L.
Illicium griffithii Hook.f. & Thomson
Illicium verum Hook.f.

20 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Illicium anisatum Linn. Illicium anisatum L. Illicium anisatum L. oil fruit, seed
Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Illicium griffithii Hook.f. & Thomson Illicium griffithii Hook.f. & Thomson Illicium griffithii Hook.f. & Thomson Fruit
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f.
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. dried ripe fruit ripe fruit
Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f.
Trad. Drugs in Jordan (Lev & Amar, 2002) Illicium verum Illicium verum Hook.f.

MPNS Best Guess

 Illicium verum Hook.f. Fruit
Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 1. (1999) Illicium verum Hook. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. fruit
Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 1. (1999) Illicium verum Hook. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. fruit
ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009) Illicium verum Hook. f. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. essential oil fruit
Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000) Illicium verum Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. Fruit
British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) Illicium verum Hook.fil. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. dried fruit fruit
European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) Illicium verum Hooker fil. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. dried composite fruit fruit
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) Illicium verum Hook. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f.
British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) Illicium verum Hooker fil. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f.
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Illicium verum Hook. F. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f.
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f.
ISO Catalogue (2009) Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. fruit
ISO Catalogue (2009) Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. fruit
ISO Catalogue (2009) Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. oil fruit
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f.
European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Illicium verum Hooker fil. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. Dried composite fruit fruit
British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) Illicium verum Hooker fil. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. fruit
Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. Fruit
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Illicium verum Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f.
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Illicium verum Hook. f. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f.
Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Illicium verum Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f.

50 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "star anise":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
anas poovu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
anasapurvem Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
anasapuveru Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
anasi poo Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
anasipoo Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
anasippo Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
anasphal Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
anasuppan Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
anice stellato Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
anis estallado Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
anis étoilé Other ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
aniseed stars Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
anisi stellati fructus Pharmaceutical European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
annaci Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
annacippu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
annasippu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
anusappu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
anusuppu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
atractylodes rhizome Other Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
atractylodis rhizoma Pharmaceutical Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
ba jiao huei siang Other Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
ba jiao hui xian Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
ba jiao hui xiang Other Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
baadiyaan Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
baadiyan Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
baadyaan khataai Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
badiane de chine Other ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
bunga lawang Other Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 1. (1999)
chainaa sompu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chakramaggi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chinese anise Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
chinese star anise Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
daun kumis kucing Other Farmakope Herbal Indonesia, 1st edn (DKRI, 2008)
echter sternanis Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
fructus anisi stellati Pharmaceutical Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 1. (1999)
illicium anisatum Other U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
kankola Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maraat moggu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
oil of star anise, chinese type Other ISO Catalogue (2009)
orthosiphonis staminei folium Pharmaceutical Farmakope Herbal Indonesia, 1st edn (DKRI, 2008)
star anise, chinese type Other ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009)
sternanis Other Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)
takkola Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
takkolakam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
takkolam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
takkolappottil Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
takkolapputtil Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ビャクジュツ Other Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
八角茴香 Other Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)