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Annis, Aniseed

Anisoon (Unani)
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Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501
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Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899

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Aniseed (Adam, 2016)

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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

Uses:
1. Warms the Kidneys, Moves Qi, Clears Cold:
-promotes Urine; cold-type Edema

2. Warms the Stomach and Intestines, Moves Qi:
-Wind, Colic

3. Warms the Lungs, Clears Cold Phlegm, Stops Cough:
-continual and spasmodic Cough, Bronchitis, Whooping Cough,


4. One of the Warm Seeds:
-used in various Warming formulas

5. Clears Wind, Stops Spasms:
-Vertigo, Migraine, Epilepsy


6. Promotes Milk
-promotes Milk


7. Resists Poison:
-‘It is good against the Poison of Beasts’. (Turners Herbal)

8. Externally:
-The seeds were bruised, made into a plaster, and applied to bruises and swellings. (West, Ayurveda)

Dose:
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
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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
iv. Aniseed with ... available in PRO version
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

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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

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