Anise in Sleepatil
Official Name: Pimpinella anisum from the Family Umbelliferae
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Description: Anise is a dainty, white-flowered urnbelliferous annual, about 18 inches high, with secondary feather-like leaflets of bright green, hence its name (of mediaeval origin), Pimpinella, from dipinella, or twicepinnate, in allusion to the form of the leaves.
Plant Description and Cultivation:
An erect, tender annual on thin roots, growing up to 60 cm (2 ft) tall. The lower leaves are broad, toothed and triangular with upper leaves that are smaller, divided and narrow. The flowers are small and whitish, numerous in open thin, compound umbrels, followed by the fruit, the anise seed. It is propagated by seed in early spring in a sunny, sheltered area in light , dry loam. It should does not like pot growing or to be transplanted. It will not produce ripe seeds in northern climates without a long, hot summer. This plant is harvested as the seeds change colour to grey-green. Flower stems are cut and hung upside down in a dry place and seeds are collected as theyfall onto paper below.
Medicinal Purposes:
Anise is another good herb for treating colic, gas, and indigestion. It can also be used in combination herbal remedies for coughing, as it aids in loosening phlegm. It is the mildest of the herbs used for these purposes. The essential oil is used in aromatherapy to sooth coughs and headaches.
General Information:This herb belongs to the same family as parsley and carrots and has been cultivated in Egypt for at least 4,000 years. Ancient Egyptian medical texts showed Anise was used as a diuretic, for treating digestive problems, and to relieve a toothache. Dioscorides, an early Greek physician, claimed it facilitated breathing,relieved pain, and increased urine production.
How to grow: Anise can only be grown by seed. Sow the seeds when the soil begins to warm in the desired flowering position. Transplant the seedlings when very small and eventually thin them to 15 centimeters apart. It has very long tap roots and therefore is not suitable for container growing unless in a very deep pots.
Other Names:
•Aniseed, Sweet Cumin
•French: anis
•German: Anis
•Italian: anice
•Spanish: anis
•Greek: anis
•Indian: saunf, sompf, souf
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