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Felter's Materia Medica on Anisum (pimpinella Anisum)
ANISUM (Pimpinella anisum)PIAN3
The dried ripe fruit of Pimpinella Anisum, Linné (Nat. Ord. Umbelliferae). Egypt and Western Asia; cultivated in Southern Europe. Dose, 5 to 40 grains. Common Names: Anise, Aniseed. Principal Constituents.A volatile oil (Oleum Anisi) composed chiefly (95 per cent) of the stearopten anethol (C10 H12 0), which, upon oxidation, yields anisic acid (C8 H8 03) Preparations.1. Oleum Anisi, Oil of Anise. Derived from Anise (above) or from Star Anise (Illicium verum, Hooker, Nat. Ord. Magnoliaceae.)...1
The dried ripe fruit of Pimpinella Anisum, Linné (Nat. Ord. Umbelliferae). Egypt and Western Asia; cultivated in Southern Europe. Dose, 5 to 40 grains. Common Names: Anise, Aniseed. Principal Constituents.A volatile oil (Oleum Anisi) composed chiefly (95 per cent) of the stearopten anethol (C10 H12 0), which, upon oxidation, yields anisic acid (C8 H8 03) Preparations.1. Oleum Anisi, Oil of Anise. Derived from Anise (above) or from Star Anise (Illicium verum, Hooker, Nat. Ord. Magnoliaceae.)...1
References
1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.