What is Shikimic acid?
Anise (scientific name: Illicium verum Hook.f.), is a plant in the family Anise, Anise.Arbor, canopy tower, oval or conical; bark dark gray; dense branches. Leaves are not uniform and alternate, obovate elliptic,oblanceolate or elliptic; positive brown fruit blooms from March to May, ripe fruit from September to October, spring brown fruit blooms from August to October, and fruit from April to April Ripe; flowers pink to dark red, solitary leaves axillary or nearly terminal; fruiting stalks 20-56 mm long, aggregate fruit plump and straight, most of which are 8 and octagonal.Anise is a famous spice and is also used for medicinal purposes. The peel, seeds and leaves contain aromatic oils, which are important raw materials for the manufacture of cosmetics, sweet wines, beer and the food industry.