Can Anise Cure What Ails You?
The licorice-flavored herb anise contains high levels of health-boosting compounds called phenylpropanoids. .. A team of researchers isolated 22 compounds in anise essential oils, and found some phenylpropanoid compounds that were unique to anise, and four of the compounds had never before been identified in any plant. Aside from effectively controlling aphids and the plant fungus Colletotrichum, the compounds also showed promise for human health problems. Specifically, some of the compound
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