Star Anise | Hui Xiang

$2.07 – $7.08

Categories: Chinese Medicine, Kitchen Witching, Pagan Herbs

a.k.a.: Anise Estrella, Badian, Chinese Anise, Swamp Star

Magikal Properties: Calm, Good Luck, Protection, Psychic Awareness

Do not feed food with star anise to infants; it is not safe for infant consumption. | Double-check that your star anise is Chinese star anise; the Japanese variant is POISONOUS.

Always consult a physician before using herbal products, especially if you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medication(s). These herbs, resins, roots, flowers, and powders are meant to be used for spell and ritual work.

Star Anise | Hui Xiang

$2.07 – $7.08

Weight

2 grams

4 grams

6 grams

8 grams

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Anise (Pimpinella anisum), a.k.a. aniseed, is a flowering herbaceous annual plant in the dill and parsley family, Apiaceae. It can grow to 3 feet or taller. The leaves at the base of the plant are simple, long, and shallowly lobed, the leaves that are higher up on the stems are feathery pinnate. The flowers are white and grow in umbels. The fruit is an oblong dry schizocarp, called aniseed. Star anise (Illicium verum) is the star-shaped fruit of a small evergreen tree that is a member of the magnolia family Schisandraceae.

Aniseed (Pimpinella anisum) is native to the Eastern Mediterranean region and Southwest Asia. Star anise (Illicium verum) is native to Southern China and Indochina.

Shaped like an 8-pointed star, “Chinese” anise corresponds directly with energies of the microcosm and macrocosm, stability and expansion, and connection to divine information. Star anise is perfect for increasing psychic connection, divine healing and protection, and increased success in lucky endeavors.