Anise green — Nardea

Plant description

Extracted by steam distillation from the seeds mature of Pimpinella anisum L. (anise green, anise, anise), plant herbaceous annual of the Apiaceae native of the Middle East and of the Mediterranean oriental (Egypt, Greece, Turkey), cultivated from millenni as spice and remedy medicinal in all the Mediterranean. Gia Pitagora ne consigliava the use for prevenire the epilepsy, and Dioscoride the usava as digestive. From not confondere with the anise stellato (Illicium verum) of origin Chinese, nonostant the fragrance simile dovuto to the common presence of trans-anethole. The phytochemical profile is dominated by trans-anethole (80-95%), with pseudo-isoeugenolo (2-metilbutirato: 1-4%), dianetolo and anisaldeide. The trans-anethole has properties estrogenic (fitoestrogeno blando), antispasmodic on the intestine and on the bronchi, carminative and galattogoghe. In aromatherapy and used as antispasmodic digestive (bloating, colic, sindrome of the intestine irritable), antitussive and broncodilatatore, galattogogo in the puerperio. Contraindicated during pregnancy, in children small, in epilepsy and in the patologie ormonal estrogeno-dipendent. Top note sweet, anisata and warm.

Origin

Asia western

Part used

Seeds

Extraction method

Steam distillation

Main uses

L'essential oil of anise green is a toccasana for all the disorders of the system digestive:lentezza of digestion, aerofagia, colic, spasms, pesantezza of stomaco and dispepsie of origin neurovegetative.
L'anise green contains principi estrogenic of origin vegetal, therefore is in grado of agire on the system riproduttive women's health. is state used for facilitare the nascita, calmare the pain mestrual, promote and promuovere the comparsa of the mestruations.
IS effective on the respiratory system:facilitates the respiro and counteracts the forme asmatic.
Fights the disorders cardiaci of mild entità as the palpitations (purché used in minime doses).

Recipes & blends

Antispastico digestive

2 drops Anise green + 2 drops Fennel + 2 drops Lemon balm in 15 ml of almond oil. Massage on the abdomen in sense time for bloating, cramps intestinal and digestion difficile.

Expectorant bronchial sweet

2 drops Anise green + 2 drops Benzoino + 2 drops Eucalyptus in the diffuser. Recommended for cough with phlegm tenace and difficile from mobilizzare.

Dismenorrea and cramps mestrual

2 drops Anise green + 2 drops Sage sclarea + 2 drops Chamomile Roman in 20 ml of oil of St. John's wort. Massage onto abdomen basso and sacro in the days of the menstrual cycle.

Galattogogo for the breastfeeding

1-2 drops Anise green in the diffuser for 15-20 min, lontano from the bambino. Promotes the montata lattea in the mamme which allattano. Do not use for via topical.

Digestive post-pasto spicy

2 drops Anise green + 1 drop Fennel + 1 drop Ginger in 10 ml of almond oil. Massage on the abdomen after a pasto abbondant or rich in cibi fermentescible.

Harmonization

Blends well with:

Lavanda Bergamotto Arancio dolce Limone Finocchio dolce Cardamomo Zenzero

Contraindications

The its component maggiore, the anethole, in some people may cause dermatiti. Not va used in the presence of states skin allergic and infiammatori. In doses high has effects narcotic and cause a rallentamento of the circulation. From use with moderation.