Star anise Organic essential oil

Botanical family: Schicandraea
Latin name: Illicium verum
Other names: badian, false anise, Siberian anise, Chinese star anise
Origin: Vietnam
Cultivation: Controlled organic agriculture - Certisys-BE1 control
Part used: Fruit
Production process: Steam distillatio
Quality: 100% pure, natural, integral and chemotyped - Food
Olfactory notes: aniseed, pepper

Methyl ether phenols: trans-anethole (92%)
Monoterpenes: limonene (5%)

Precautions for use Neurotoxic and abortifacient essential oil, also with hormone-like properties.

• Strictly contraindicated in pregnant and breast-feeding women, children under 12 years of age, elderly people, people with epilepsy or a history of convulsions, and allergic people.
• Contraindicated in cases of cancer or hormone-dependent diseases.
• Not recommended in the case of coagulation disorders or anticoagulant treatment, antidiabetic treatment, hepatic insufficiency, and in the polymedicated subject.
• Risk of allergy (limonene): take care not to overdose in mixtures. An elbow test is recommended prior to any skin application (min 48 hours before use).
• Use only on medical advice.
• Avoid contact with the eyes.
• Keep out of reach of children.
• Store away from heat and light.
• Prohibited for sale to the public in France, due to the regulation on essential oils used for the manufacture of alcoholic beverages (according to the Public Health Code).