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2. Anise - Wikipedia

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   Anise essential oil. Anise essential oil can be obtained from the fruits by either steam distillation or extraction using supercritical carbon dioxide. [38] The yield of essential oil is influenced by the growing conditions [39] and extraction process, with supercritical extraction being more efficient. [38]

3. List of essential oils - Wikipedia

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   Spruce oil; Star anise oil, highly fragrant oil using in cooking. Also used in perfumery and soaps, has been used in toothpastes, mouthwashes, and skin creams. [26] 90% of the world's star anise crop is used in the manufacture of Tamiflu, a drug used to treat influenza, and is hoped to be useful for avian flu

4. Anethole - Wikipedia

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   Anethole (also known as anise camphor) [2] is an organic compound that is widely used as a flavoring substance. It is a derivative of the aromatic compound allylbenzene and occurs widely in the essential oils of plants.

5. Illicium verum - Wikipedia

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   Star anise oil is a highly fragrant oil used in cooking, perfumery, soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, and skin creams. Until 2012, when they switched to using genetically modified E. coli, Roche Pharmaceuticals used up to 90% of the world's annual star anise crop to produce oseltamivir (Tamiflu) via shikimic acid. [3]

6. Liquorice (confectionery) - Wikipedia

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   Extract of the roots of the liquorice plant, sugar, binding agent (starch, flour, gum arabic, or gelatin) Media: Liquorice Liquorice ( Commonwealth English ) or licorice ( American English ; see spelling differences ; IPA : / ˈ l ɪ k ər ɪ ʃ , - ɪ s / LIK -ər-ish, -⁠iss ) [ 1 ] is a confection usually flavoured and coloured black with ...

7. Arak (drink) - Wikipedia

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   Arak is traditionally made of grapes and aniseed (the seeds of the anise plant); when crushed, their oil provides arak with a slight licorice taste. [1] Dates, figs, and other fruits are sometimes added. [2] Typically, arak is a minimum of 50% alcohol by volume (ABV), and can be up to 70% ABV (126 proof). [2] A 53% ABV is considered typical. [3 ...