八角茴香或称大茴香,系八角茴香树 I(?)um ver-um Hooker filius(即Illicium anisatum Loureiro,但绝不是 Illicium anisatum Linné)的(?)葖果,是我国和越南民主共和国的特产药材之一。历史及产地八角茴香在我国早已应用。李时珍在本草纲目中就有很明确的记载,所以我国劳动人民应用八角茴香的历史至少当有四百年以上。本草纲目不但记载了牠的形性,并且还记载了牠的产地:广西左右江峒中……有之。时至今日,这 Star anise, or anise, is the fruit of the star anise tree I (?)um ver-um Hooker filius (ie Illicium anisatum Loureiro, but by no means Illicium anisatum Linné), a medicinal product of our country and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam one. Star anise has long been used in history and origin. Li Shizhen has a very clear record in the Compendium of Materia Medica, so the working people of our country have applied star anise for at least four hundred years. The Compendium of Materia Medica not only records its shape, but also records its place of origin: in the right and left rivers and rivers in Guangxi... there are. Today, this