#volatile oil
- Anise — An annual herbaceous plant in the umbellifer family (Pimpinella anisum), with entire lower leaves and divided upper leaves, small white flowers, and small, ovoid diachene fruits rich in aromatic volatile oils; the aromatic fruits of this plant, widely used as a spice in gastronomy, as a flavoring agent in the alcoholic beverage industry (liqueurs, ouzo, raki), and as a carminative, expectorant, and digestive stimulant remedy in medicine and pharmacy.