11/10/2023
Star Anise Essential Oil
Star Anise Essential Oil is steam-distilled from the crushed seeds of the star anise plant, also known as Chinese Star Anise. This essential oil has a clear light to pale yellow colour with a characteristic potent aroma.
Star Anise essential oil has a fresh, sweet, and spicy, liquorice-like aroma. It is used for its carminative, digestive, stimulant ,expectorant and diuretic properties.
It helps bloating and is known to settle the stomach.
As it is an expectorant it can be used for the treatments of coughs and chest conditions.
This essential oil may be toxic to insects therefore its smell helps keep insects at bay.
It is used as fragrance in cosmetics and soaps and is used to flavour some foods and liquor.
Star Anise essential oil blends well with Cedarwood, Black Pepper, Pine and Sweet Orange.