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Annasi Poo

அன்னாசி பூ
Botanical Name : Illicium verum
120.00
Qty. / Wt. : 100gm

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அன்னாசிப் பூ உணவில் அன்னாசிப் பூவை சேர்த்துக் கொண்டால் வாயுக்களின் சீற்றத்தைக் குறைத்து நன்கு பசியைத் தூண்டும்.உடலுக்குத் தேவையான அனைத்து சக்திகளையும் இயங்கச் செய்வது ஹார்மோன்களே. இந்த ஹார்மோன்கள் சரிவர சுரக்க செய்யும் தன்மை அன்னாசிப் பூவிற்கு உண்டு. இதனால் உடலுக்குத் தேவையான சக்தி கிடைக்கும். எனவே அன்னாசிப் பூவை உணவில் சேர்த்துக்கொள்வது மிகவும் சிறந்தது. அசைவ உணவு சமைக்கும்போது அதில் மறக்காமல் அன்னாசிப் பூ சேர்ப்பது நல்லது. இதனால் அசைவ உணவுகள் எளிதில் செரிமானம் ஆகும். மேலும் நல்ல சுவையுடன், நறுமணமும் கிடைக்கு.

Description
Illicium verum is a medium-sized evergreen tree native to northeast Vietnam and southwest China. A spice commonly called star anise, star anise seed, Chinese star anise or badiam that closely resembles anise in flavor is obtained from the star-shaped pericarp of the fruit of Illicium verum which are harvested just before ripening. Star anise oil is a highly fragrant oil used in cooking, perfumery, soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, and skin creams. About 90% of the world's star anise crop is used for extraction of shikimic acid, a chemical intermediate used in the synthesis of oseltamivir.

Health benefits of anise
Exotic anise spice holds some of the important plants derived chemical compounds that are known to have been antioxidant, disease preventing, and health promoting properties.
The primary essential volatile oil that gives the characteristic sweet, aromatic flavor to anise seed is anethole. Other important compounds found in these grains include estragol, p-anisaldehyde, anise alcohol, acetophenone, pinene, and limonene.
Anise seed oil obtained from extraction of the seeds has been found application in many traditional medicines as a stomachic, antiseptic, anti-spasmodic, carminative, digestive, expectorant, stimulant and tonic agent.
The seeds are an excellent source of many essential B-complex vitamins such as pyridoxine, niacin, riboflavin, and thiamin. Pyridoxine (vitamin B-6) helps increase GABA neurochemical levels in the brain.
The spicy seeds are one of the important source of minerals like calcium, iron, copper, potassium, manganese, zinc and magnesium. 100 g dry seeds contain 36.96 mg or 462% daily required levels of iron. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that helps control heart rate and blood pressure.
Copper is a cofactor for many vital enzymes, including cytochrome C-oxidase and superoxide dismutase (other minerals function as cofactors for this enzyme are manganese and zinc). Copper is also required for the production of red blood cells.
The spice also contains good amounts of anti-oxidant vitamins such as vitamin-C and vitamin-A.

Medicinal use: Anise seed as well its oil found application in many traditional medicines for their unique health promoting and disease preventing roles. Anise preparations are an excellent remedy for asthma, bronchitis cough as well as digestive disorders such as flatulence, bloating, colicky stomach pain, nausea, and indigestion. The essential oil "anethole" (anise seeds comprises 75 - 90%) has been found to have the estrogenic effect. The decoction obtained from the seeds often prescribed in the nursing mothers to promote breast-milk production. Anise seed water is very helpful in relieving running nose condition in infants. Its seeds chewed after the meal in India and Pakistan to refresh post-meal mouth breath.

Tamil Name: - Annasi poo
Hindi Name: - Saumpha सौंफ
Malayalam Name: - Karim jeerakam
Telugu Name: - Sopu సొంపు

English Name: Star anise

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