Illicium anisatum




Family Illiciaceae
Scientific name Illicium anisatum L.
Synonyms Illicium religiosum Siebold & Zuccarini; Illicium religiosum Siebold & Zuccarini var. masa-ogatae Makino
Common name (Japanese common name) shikimi
(English common name) Japanese staranise, sacred anisetree
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (south of Miyagi Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan
Chromosomal number 2n=28
Description Plants 2-5m. Leaves 4-10cm. Flowers pale yellow 3cm, flowering in March to April. Evergreen. Subabor or arbor trees.
Reference Illicium anisatum L.
Method and product for treating skin afflictions (US Patent 5422100/1995)
Synthesis of oseltamivir carboxylates (US Patent 20070190621)
Rodent repellent (Japanese Patent JP61291507)
Chinese herbal extracts in the treatment of HIV related disease (WIPO Patent WO/1991/019507)
Essential oils and chemically related species for the treatment of increased bone resorption (WIPO Patent WO/2002/013840)
Note Illicium anisatum involves anisatine especially in fruits.



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February 2007
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