Illicium verum

Illicium verum

(records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

[alias] niuweihua (Zhejiang folk herbal medicine).

[source] it is the flower of Acer truncatum or Cucurbitaceae. The plant morphology is detailed in article.

[collection] collected in June.

[function and indications] Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine records: "it is used to treat headache, chest and abdominal distension. At the end of the research, steamed eggs. "