STAR ANISE ESSENTIAL OIL
The star anise plant, Badiana, is an evergreen tropical tree from East Asia that reaches considerable size and belongs to the Magnoliaceae family. It bears fruit after six years, its flowers are white-yellowish, reminiscent of those of the magnolia and appear in summer. They are followed by woody and dark fruits which in dying take the form of an eight-pointed star each containing a shiny seed.
The historical origins of this spice are very ancient, so much so that the virtues of anise are confirmed by the fact that masters of medicine such as Hippocrates, Celsus and Galen already recommended its use against intestinal pain and jaundice. Pliny the Elder, on the other hand, exalted the healing properties in cases of indigestion and insomnia. In ancient Rome, anise, must and cheese were the ingredients of a dessert that was used to cook in bay leaves used in wedding ceremonies. Even today anise is a fundamental spice for Chinese medicine.
The essential oil of Badiana is obtained from the seeds with the steam distillation method and a light straw yellow liquid is obtained which gives off a characteristic scent, tending to sweet.
ORIGINAL PLANT illicium verum Hook. f.
USED PART OF THE VEGETABLE, SEEDS
MOLECULAR WEIGHT 0
CAS 84650-59-9; 68952-43-2
EINECS 283-518-1
FEMA 2096
TARIFF NUMBER 3301.29.41.00
SPECIFICATIONS
APPEARANCE AT 20 ° C CLEAR / SOLID MOBILE LIQUID
COLOR FROM LIGHT YELLOW TO AMBER
INTENSELY SWEET SMELL, ANISE
CHARACTERISTIC TASTE
OPTICAL ROTATION (°) -2 / 2
DENSITY AT 20 ° C (g / ml)) 0.975 - 0.990
REFRATIVE INDEX nd20 1.5400 - 1.5600
FLASH POINT (° C) 95
SOLUBILITY INSOLUBLE IN WATER
DOSAGE (% GC) TRANS-ANETHOL> 80%
ACID VALUE (mg KOH / g) -
STABILITY AND STORAGE
KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER IN A COOL AND DRY PLACE, AWAY FROM LIGHT. IF STORED FOR MORE THAN 24 MONTHS, QUALITY MUST BE CHECKED BEFORE USE.
olfactory note: sweet, aromatic, characteristic anethole note;
gustatory note: characteristic of anise, aromatic and sweet;
Main constituent: E-Anethole;
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