Latin name: Fructus Anisi Stellati Introduce: The Star Aniseed we usually see in the markets is the dried fruit of illicium verum Hook.f. It usually has 8 petals, forming an 8-petal star with diameter about 2.5 to 3.0 cm. When it is fresh, it is green; and when it is dried, it is reddish- brown. Inside each petal, there is a seed, which is a little brown and very shiny. All the leaves, stems, flowers and fruits of this tree contain essential oil, which is very sweet smelling, fragrant and pungent too. Usually the Star Anise of Vietnam Origin has much more oil content than China origin. ThatÆs why Star Aniseed is used mainly as an aromatic item in foods, bakery, and appetizer (wines). Especially in cooking, people use Star Aniseed as a good spice together with black pepper and cassia to make the soups, beef, chicken, pork, fish sweet scented and delicious... Star Aniseed with different types of broken.Typically, VIETNAM STAR ANISEED WITH or WITHOUT STEMS : 5% Broken max, 85% min big flowers from 2.5 cm up, moisture 13.5% max, admixture 1% max, packing in cartons of 20 kg net each.