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Aniseed is one of the oldest spices known to man. It is an annual plant cultivated in many countries, but indigenous to Turkey, Greece and Egypt.

Its fruit, known as aniseed, is one of the oldest spices. The seed is ground-grey to greyish-brown in colour, oval in shape and 3.2 to 4.8 mm in length. It has an agreeable odour and a pleasant taste. The anise plant grows upto a height of 75 ems. It requires sunshine and warmth and does not grow satisfactorily in the tropical lowlands. In summer, the plant bears white flowers and small fruits.

Aniseed is an ideal medicine for expelling wind from the stomach. It can also be taken, in combination with other digestives like ginger, cummin and pepper, in the form of an infusion. Gripe water for infants contains aniseed extract. It is a popular flavouring agent for dental preparations and mouth washes.

It is used mainly as a flavourant, culinary, household, cosmetic and medicinal. The fruit of anis, commercially called aniseed is widely used for flavouring curries, bread, soups, baked goods, dried figs, deserts, cream cheese, pickles, egg dishes, non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages.