It has a pungent liquorice-like smell and is also known as anise and sweet cumin. It should not be confused with Illicium verum, which is star anise and belongs to the Illiciaceae family. This warm, spicy essential oil is often used in aromatherapy to ease the discomfort of introverted and fearful people, while aiding the digestion, boosting the lungs and easing migraines and headaches. Aniseed is used in liqueurs and cordials, toothpastes and mouthwashes. In India it is used as a breath sweetener and in Turkey, a popular alcoholic drink called 'raki ' is made from the seeds. NAMES OF ESSENTIAL OILS MANUFACTURED BY US IN BULK :- ALLSPICE OIL ANISEED OIL BASIL OIL BAY OIL BENZOIN OIL BERGAMOT OIL BIRCH OIL BITTER ALMOND OIL BLACK PEPPER OIL BUCHU OIL CAJUPUT OIL CALAMUS OIL CAMPHOR OIL CARAWAY OIL CARDAMUM OIL CARROT SEED OIL CASSIA OIL CEDAR WOOD OIL CHAMOMILE OIL CINNAMON OIL CITRONELLA OIL CLARY SAGE OIL CLOVE OIL CORIANDER OIL CUMIN OIL CYPRESS OIL DAMASK ROSE OIL DILL OIL ELEMI OIL EUCALYPTUS OIL FENNEL OIL FRANK INCENSE OIL GINGER OIL GRAPE FRUIT OIL HELICHRYSUM OIL HYSSOP OIL JASMINE OIL JUNIPER OIL LAVENDER OIL LAVENDIN OIL LEMON GRASS OIL LEMON OIL LEMON VERBENA OIL LIME OIL MARJORAM OIL MELISSA OIL MUGWORT OIL MUSK OIL MYRRH OIL NEROLI OIL NIAOULI OIL NUTMEG OIL ORANGE OIL OREGANO OIL ORRIS OIL ORRIS WATER PALMA ROSA OIL PATCHOULI OIL PENNYROYAL OIL PEPPERMINT OIL PETITGRAIN OIL PINE OIL ROSE GERANIUM OIL ROSE MARY OIL ROSE OIL ROSE WOOD OIL SAGE OIL SANDAL WOOD OIL SAVIN OIL SPEARMINT OIL TAGATES OIL TANGERINE OIL TARRAGON OIL TEA TREE OIL THUJA OIL THYME OIL TUBE ROSE OIL VANILLA OIL VETIVER OIL WORMSEED OIL WORMWOOD OIL YLANG- YLANG OIL