Anise Essential Oil May Also Be Helpful In Aromatherapy Blends That Are Intended To Help Digestion And Muscular Aches Or Pains. Star Anise Oil (illicium Verum) Is Sometimes Confused With Anise Oil (pimpinella Anisum) Because Both Have Similar Names, Both Possess A Similar Aroma And Both Have Similar, But Not Completely Identical Propertiesodor Crushed Fruit Odor, Sweet Aromatic Taste Melting Point 17 C Refractive Index 1.553-1.560 Color Colorless Or Pale Yellow Liquid Flash Point 92.8 C Solubility Mgml In Water Boiling Point 232 C Density 0.978-0.988 (2525 C) Freely Soluble In Chloroform, Ether Tenacity 20 Hrs. On Blotter Notes Class: Aromatic Chemicals Class Flavor And Fragrance Chemical Compounds