Anise Seed

History:

Anise is a highly aromatic, low-growing plant that produces feathery leaves and flowers on stalks that grow from one to two feet. Native to the Mediterranean coasts of west Asia, Anise is widely cultivated in Egypt, Spain and Turkey. It grows wild but has been cultivated for centuries (the cultivated plants grow larger) and is an important addition to many herb gardens. About 1500 B.C., Egyptians grew their native Anise in great quantity to supply food, drink and medicine from its leaves and seeds; and the fields of Tuscany were planted with Anise by the Romans, who developed a special spiced cake, mustaceum, for great feasts, where it was eaten not only as a delicacy but also for good digestion.The cake is said to be the precursor to modern spiced wedding cakes. Ancient Romans also hung Anise plants near their pillows to prevent bad dreams and also used the herb to aid digestion and ward off seizures. In the ninth century, Charlemagne proclaimed an edict, stating that every herb growing in St. Gall's Monastery be planted on all his royal estates, which helped spread Anise throughout Europe. By the fourteenth century, it was popular in English gardens and became so valued that its import was taxed, providing funds to repair London Bridge. Early Colonists carried it to North America, where Shakers grew Anise as a medicinal herb, and it was an important cash crop for them. It was said to enhance breast milk in women and was even added to cattle fodder for higher milk production. Anise Seed is a gray-brown oval seed, and included among its chemical constituents are essential oil (dianethole and photoanethole), furano-coumarins, alpha-pinene, apigenin, bergapten, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, eugenol, limonene, linalool, myristicin, rutin, scopoletin, squalene, stigmasterol, umbelliferone, calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, choline, mucilage and vitamins A, C, E, B-1, B-2, B-3, B-5 and B-6.

Recommended Dosage:
Take two (2) capsules, one (1) to two (2) times each day with water at mealtimes.

Contraindications:
Avoid Anise Seed Herbal Supplement if you have an allergic or inflammatory skin condition. Anise should not be used when taking iron supplements or blood thinners (Coumadin, Wafarin®, etc.).

Capsule Information:
Our Anise Seed supplements are encapsulated in 100% Gluten-free, Vegetable Cellulose, Certified Kosher, size "00" Capsules.(click here for size comparison) Each capsule contains approximately 600 mgs.

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