Star Anise

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Review Article

Star anise is the source of the precursor molecule, shikimic acid, which is used in the manufacture of oseltamivir (Tamiflu®), an antiviral medication for influenza A and influenza B.

2020 Phytotherapy Research Star anise (Illicium verum): Chemical compounds, antiviral properties, and clinical relevance
Jayanta Kumar Patra,Gitishree Das,Sankhadip Bose,Sabyasachi Banerjee,Chethala N. Vishnuprasad,Maria del Pilar Rodriguez-Torres,Han-Seung Shin

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A Review Article published in 2020 in the journal Phytotherapy Research found that Star anise is the source of the precursor molecule, shikimic acid, which is used in the manufacture of oseltamivir (Tamiflu®), an antiviral medication for influenza A and influenza B. Besides, several other molecules with numerous biological benefits including the antiviral effects have been reported from the same plant. Except the antiviral potential, star anise possesses a number of other potentials such as antioxidant, antimicrobial, antifungal, anthelmintic, insecticidal, secretolytic, antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory, gastroprotective, sedative properties, expectorant and spasmolytic, and estrogenic effects.

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