Annis, Aniseed
Anisoon (Unani)
Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501
Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899
Aniseed (Adam, 2016)
Botanical name:
Pimpinella anisum
Parts used:
Seed
Temperature & Taste:
Very Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet.
Classification:
2J. RAREFYING
3C. ALEXIPHARMICS. 3H. LACTAGOGUE
4e. STOMACHIC. 4g. HEPATIC. 4i. UTERINE
Pimpinella anisum
Parts used:
Seed
Temperature & Taste:
Very Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet.
Classification:
2J. RAREFYING
3C. ALEXIPHARMICS. 3H. LACTAGOGUE
4e. STOMACHIC. 4g. HEPATIC. 4i. UTERINE
ADVERTISEMENT:
Uses:
1. Warms the Kidneys, Moves Qi, Clears Cold:
-promotes Urine; cold-type Edema
-cold-type Lumbago, Leukorrhea
-Obstructions of the Kidneys
-promotes Menstruation
-constant eating increases complexion
2. Warms the Stomach and Intestines, Moves Qi:
-Wind, Colic
-Cold-type Pain of the Lower Abdomen
-obstructions of the Liver; it warms Liver and strengthens the Liver role in digestion
-Hernia of the lower abdomen associated with Cold and Wind
-stops rising Qi of the Stomach coming from Cold: Hiccups, Belching, Vomiting
3. Warms the Lungs, Clears Cold Phlegm, Stops Cough:
-continual and spasmodic Cough, Bronchitis, Whooping Cough,
-with Honey ‘cleanseth the breast very much from phlegmatic superfluities’ (Gerard)
-some preferred toasting the seeds for Cold Phlegm obstructing the Lungs
-"facilitates the Respiration". (Avicenna)
4. One of the Warm Seeds:
-used in various Warming formulas
-clears Cold, Warm the Yang, regulate Qi
5. Settles Wind, Stops Spasms:
-Vertigo, Headache, Migraine, Epilepsy in Children
-Salmon said ‘Aniseeds are a certain specific in the loosening of a contracture in any part of the body, comforting the nerve by its gentle heat, suavity and sweetness’.
-"The smoke, arising from Anise when placed on fire, gives relief against headache and vertigo". (Avicenna)
6. Promotes Milk
-promotes Milk and increase quality, especially in a cold constitution
-oil of Anise promotes abundance of Milk (Botanicon Continens Herbarum, Theodore Dorsten, 1540)
7. Resists Poison:
-"removes the poisonous effects of Insect Bites" (Avicenna)
-"It is good against the Poison of Beasts". (Turners Herbal)
-"Useful for Chronic Fever". (Avicenna)
8. Externally:
-Used externally for scabies and lice etc. (Oil)
-The seeds were bruised, made into a plaster, and applied to bruises and swellings. (West, Ayurveda)
-seeds have been smoked as an expectorant.
-leaves applied topically remove Freckles.
-applied to swellings of the Testicles.
-"useful for chronic Vascular Keratitis". (Avicenna)
-Seed is useful for Cataract (Ayurveda)
Dose:
Powder: 500mg–3 grams;
In brief Decoction or Infusion: 2–6 grams
Substitute:
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Corrective:
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Preparation:
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Powder: 500mg–3 grams;
In brief Decoction or Infusion: 2–6 grams
Substitute:
... available in PRO version
Corrective:
... available in PRO version
Preparation:
... available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
Anise & Licorice
Anise & Thyme
1. Cough:
i. Cold-phlegm type Cough, Aniseed with ... available in PRO version
ii. Chronic Cough, Aniseed with ... available in PRO version
iii. Aniseed, ... available in PRO version
iii. Aniseed with ... available in PRO version
iii. Cough from weakness, Aniseed with ... available in PRO version
2. Cold Phlegm of the Lungs and Stomach, Aniseed with ... available in PRO version
3. Chronic Lung Catarrh with Cold Phlegm, Aniseed with ... available in PRO version
4. Wind, Colic, Wind and Spasms of the Stomach or Intestine
i. Aniseed ... available in PRO version
ii. Aniseed with ... available in PRO version
iii. Aniseed with ... available in PRO version
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5. Nausea, Vomiting and Indigestion from Cold Stomach:
i. Aniseed with ... available in PRO version
ii. Aniseed with ... available in PRO version
6. Digestive Powder, Aniseed with ... available in PRO version
7. Sour belching from Stomach cold, Aniseed, ... available in PRO version
8. Epigastric pain from Cold with Qi and Blood stagnation, Aniseed with ... available in PRO version
9. Liver obstruction, Aniseed with ... available in PRO version
10. Spleen obstruction, ... available in PRO version
11. To benefit Eyesight, Aniseed with ... available in PRO version
12. Spasms and contractures of the sinews, Aniseed ... available in PRO version
13. Lower abdomen pain from Cold, Aniseed with ... available in PRO version
14. Lower back pain from Kidney weakness, Aniseed with ... available in PRO version
15. Promote labor, Aniseed with ... available in PRO version
16. To correct the Hearing, contuse Aniseed ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Powder of Anise Compound (Dianisum) (Mesue)
Compound of Turbith with Anise
ADVERTISEMENT:
Cautions:
Generally Safe.
Not used in Deficient Heat (Heat associated with Yin deficiency marked by dry mouth, nightsweats, flushing etc.)
Main Preparations used:
Confection of the Seed, Distilled Water, Distilled Oil, Salt from the Ashes
Generally Safe.
Not used in Deficient Heat (Heat associated with Yin deficiency marked by dry mouth, nightsweats, flushing etc.)
Main Preparations used:
Confection of the Seed, Distilled Water, Distilled Oil, Salt from the Ashes