While it may seem like you have several spices in your cabinet, there are more you could probably be cooking with to take ...

Florida anise is an easy-to-grow, Southeastern native shrub that offers year-round garden interest. If you haven’t heard of Florida anise (Illicium floridanum), you probably will soon. Although it’s a ...

Its spicily scented wood makes it one of the best-smelling evergreens. 1. Anise tree (Illicium spp.) 1. Anise tree (Illicium spp.) Beloved for their spring show of 2- to 3-inch blooms in a wide ...

To make Tamiflu, you start with shikimic acid, which is naturally abundant in the oriental spice Illicium anisatum, or star anise. A complex multi-step chemical synthesis procedure then converts ...