Don't confuse it with Japanese star anise, which is poisonous and should not be taken.

Some Chinese star anise tea products have been contaminated with Japanese star anise.

Be sure you are using Chinese star anise, not Japanese star anise, which is poisonous.

In contrast, the fruit of Japanese star anise, Illicium anisatum, have been known to be very toxic for several centuries.

It's too hard to make sure the product you are using is pure Chinese star anise, not contaminated with poisonous Japanese star anise.

Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum) is used in Japan to produce incense, but its fruits are toxic if ingested.

Japanese star anise contains anisatin, which causes severe inflammation of the kidneys, urinary tract and digestive organs.

Illicium anisatum, commonly known as the Japanese star anise, is a tree similar to Chinese star anise.

Illicium anisatum (Japanese Star Anise).

Unless it can be verified that star anise tea does not contain Japanese star anise, the tea should be avoided in infants.

It is impossible to recognize Chinese and Japanese star anise in its dried or processed form by its appearance only, due to morphological similarities between the species.

These symptoms are likely attributable to star anise which has been adulterated with toxic Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum).

Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum), a similar tree, is not edible because it is "highly toxic"; instead, it has been burned as incense in Japan.

During his stay in Japan, he was the first to isolate shikimic acid in 1885 from the Japanese flower shikimi (シキミ, the Japanese star anise, Illicium anisatum).

Members of the genus Illicium include Chinese star anise, widely used as a spice for flavouring food and beverages, and also poisonous plants such as Japanese star anise.

Its name comes from the Japanese flower shikimi (シキミ, the Japanese star anise, Illicium anisatum), from which it was first isolated in 1885 by Johan Fredrik Eykman.

Syzygium anisatum (formerly Backhousia anisata and Anetholea anisata), ringwood or aniseed tree is a rare Australian rainforest tree with an aromatic leaf that has an essential oil profile comparable to true aniseed.

In contrast, the fruit of Japanese star anise, Illicium anisatum, have been known to be very toxic for several centuries.

Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum) is used in Japan to produce incense, but its fruits are toxic if ingested.

These symptoms are likely attributable to star anise which has been adulterated with toxic Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum).

The essential oil of air-dried Illicium anisatum obtained by hydrodistillation was analyzed by GC-MS.

Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum), a similar tree, is not edible because it is "highly toxic"; instead, it has been burned as incense in Japan.

During his stay in Japan, he was the first to isolate shikimic acid in 1885 from the Japanese flower shikimi (シキミ, the Japanese star anise, Illicium anisatum).

Its name comes from the Japanese flower shikimi (シキミ, the Japanese star anise, Illicium anisatum), from which it was first isolated in 1885 by Johan Fredrik Eykman.