Minwan Star Anise (Illicium minwanense)

闽皖八角mǐn wǎn bā jiǎoMinwanbajiao

Illicium minwanense · Plant

Illicium, standing in for Illicium minwanense
This photo shows Illicium, not Illicium minwanense: Wikimedia Commons has no freely licensed photo of it. Photo: Arria Belli (Arria Belli), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; potentially contains neurotoxins similar to other Illicium species; avoid internal use.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Minwan Star Anise for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Abdominal PainInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Minwan Star Anise does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DigestiveBenefit Respiratory

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Illicium minwanense and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Digestive0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory0 records
  • Abdominal Pain0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records