Vietnam anise belongs to the lllicium verum Hook.f which has been well- known for a long time as a kind of peculiar products of mountainous region of Vietnam.
The peculiar natural conditions of this region have created famous quality of Vietnam star anises with high content of essential oil and trans-anethol; anise essential oil have no toxin.
With the special qualities, Vietnam anise have been widely used in pharmaceutical products, making foodstuff and in other modern processing industries.