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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.

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

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Drug form: Plant parts:
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Illicium anisatum L. Illicium anisatum L. Illicium anisatum L.
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. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Illicium verum Hook. f. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f.
ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010) Illicium verum Hook. f. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. essential oil
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f.
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Illicium verum Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f.
Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Illicium verum 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 fruit
Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f.
Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. Fruit
Trad. Drugs in Jordan (Lev & Amar, 2002) Illicium verum Illicium verum Hook.f.

MPNS Best Guess

 Illicium verum Hook.f. Fruit
Malaysian Herbal Monog., Vol. 1. (1999) Illicium verum Hook. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. fruit
Malaysian Herbal Monog., 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 Pharmacop. 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) Illicium verum Hook.fil. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. dried fruit fruit
European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007) Illicium verum Hooker fil. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. dried composite fruit fruit
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009) Illicium verum Hook. 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.
British Pharmacop. 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) Illicium verum Hooker fil. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f.
European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012) Illicium verum Hooker fil. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. Dried composite fruit fruit
British Pharmacop. 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) Illicium verum Hooker fil. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. fruit
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f. Illicium verum Hook.f.

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

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
adas china Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
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 Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacop., 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 Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019)
atractylodis rhizoma Pharmaceutical Japanese Pharmacop., 17th edn. (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 Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
badiane de chine Other ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
bunga lawang Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
Malaysian Herbal Monog., Vol. 1. (1999)
bunga lawary Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
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 Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
chinese star anise Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
chinpaetklip Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
dai hoi Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
daun kumis kucing Other Farmakope Herbal Indonesia, 1st edn. (DKRI, 2008)
dok chan Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
echter sternanis Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
fructus anisi stellati Pharmaceutical Malaysian Herbal Monog., Vol. 1. (1999)
hoi Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
illicium anisatum Other U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
japanese star anise Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
japanese star-anise Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
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)
poikak bua Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
poy kak bua Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
star anise, chinese type Other ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009)
sternanis Other Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)
ta hui Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
tai woo Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
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 Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019)
八角茴香 Other Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)