+ Botanical Name: Illicium verum + Country of Origin: Vietnam + Extraction Method: Steam Distilled + Plant Part: Flower + Strength of Aroma: Medium + Aromatic Scent: Spicy-sweet characteristic licorice scent + Blends Well With: Lemon, Mandarin, Peppermint and Petitgrain. ** Star Anise Oil properties: + Appearance: Clear, Mobile Liquid + Colour: Pale yellow + Specific gravity (20C): 0.960 to 0.991 + Optical rotation (20 C): -2 to +2 + Refractive index (20 C): 1.546 to 1.564 + The major chemical constituents of Star Anise is Trans-anethol: 80% min