 Anise Star Pods
Star anise (illicium verum) corresponds with the Virtues of Forgiveness,
Individuality,
Responsibility,
Strength, and
Trust.
Description of Anise Star Pods
 Looks like a wooden 6-armed star with
each arm holding a lovely, glistening seed. The way the
little seed sits comfortably on the star pod looks similar
to a beautiful pearl sitting within an oyster.
Smells like strong and spicy licorice that
you found along a footpath through the woods.
Tastes like it smells, but the spicy part
kind of sneaks up on you at the end. Eating a whole anise
star pod is rather like chewing on a stick in that it feels
like wood and continued chewing mashes it into a pulp. The
real 'star' of the taste-bud sensation show is the little
seed - licorice-like, hot and spicy! (Easier to chew, too.)
Feels rather magical in your hand. How did
mother nature know you would one day want to hold a star?
All About Star Anise
Star anise has a history of helping people to feel better. It is a powerful herb that soothes digestive and bronchial complaints while promoting your sense of well-being. It is a wonderful addition to both your spice cabinet and your family's medicine cabinet of natural preventative and healing herbs.
Incorporate star anise in your family's diet by trying one or more star anise recipes. Bluelady recommends starting with
Mother's Milk to get star anise's full impact and flavor.
Over the years, star anise has been eaten, pulverized and placed in capsules, burned as incense, brewed for tea and distilled for its oil. Natural medicine hails its soothing abilities for digestion and cough, and folklore/magic describe star anise's calming and intuitive properties. Once again, medicine and kitchen witches agree.
Star anise's ability to relax your mind and body supports its uses as a youth regenerator and success charm. After all, don't we all feel and look fresher after a great nights sleep? And doesn't connecting to spirit practically guarantee success? It makes sense to believe that the same chemicals that help your body also have an effect on your mind.
It also stands to reason that star anise's chemical composition affects you no matter how you prepare it. Oils, smoke, or ingesting star anise will each have the desired effect, perhaps to varying degrees, depending on your intent when you use the herb.
So go ahead and focus on what you want, then think, pray, smoke, eat or smell your way to wellness with star anise.
Anise Star Spiritual Information
Anise Star Magical and Historical Information
Anise Star Health and Nutrition Information
Creative Ways to Use Herbs
Examining tradition is a valid way to learn how an herb will work for you. Scientific proof may be lacking, but the human experience is a truthful representation of things science may not yet show.
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