Podhigai Permium Star Anise Whole / Annasi Poo
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Annasi Poo: The Natural Remedy You Need in Your Kitchen
Star anise seeds provide a rich array of vital B-complex vitamins and essential minerals such as calcium, iron, copper, potassium, manganese, zinc, and magnesium.
Botanical Name: Illicium verum
Tamil Name: அண்ணாசி பூ – Annasi Poo
Malayalam Name: നക്ഷത്ര സോപ്പ് വിത്ത് – Takkolam
Hindi Name: स्टार अनीस सीड – Anasphal
Telugu Name: స్టార్ సోంపు సీడ్ – Anaspuvu
About Star Anise Seed:
The Illicium verum tree, known as star anise or Chinese star anise, comes from northeast Vietnam and southwest China. In Tamil, it is called Annasi Poo. The fruit of this tree has a star-shaped covering from which star anise oil is made. This oil is used in cooking, soaps, toothpaste, mouthwashes, skin creams, and perfumes because of its strong smell. Most of the world's star anise is grown to extract shikimic acid, which is important for making oseltamivir.
Health Benefits of Annasi Poo;
- Anise seeds contain many beneficial compounds that have antioxidant properties and promote health.
- Anethole is the main oil in anise seeds, giving them their sweet and fragrant flavor.
- Other important compounds include estragole, p-anisaldehyde, and anise alcohol.
- The oil from anise seeds has several uses in traditional medicine:
- It helps with digestion and relieves gas.
- It has antiseptic and antispasmodic effects.
- It acts as an expectorant to clear mucus.
- It boosts energy and acts as a tonic.
- Anise seeds are rich in B-complex vitamins, especially pyridoxine (vitamin B-6) and riboflavin.
- Pyridoxine helps increase GABA levels in the brain.
- Anise seeds also provide important minerals:
- They contain 39.90 mg of calcium per 100g.
- They supply about 42% of the daily iron requirement.
- Potassium in anise seeds helps regulate heart rate and blood pressure.
- Copper in these seeds supports enzyme production needed for red blood cell formation.
- Moreover, this spice contains antioxidant vitamins including vitamins C and A
Medicinal Uses :
- Anise seeds are used in traditional medicine to promote health and prevent disease.
- Anise can treat digestive disorders like nausea, flatulence, colicky stomach, indigestion, and bloating.
- Anethole essential oil has estrogenic effects.
- For breast milk production, nursing mothers are advised to drink a decoction made from seeds. Anise seed can be used to treat infants with a running nose.