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- Illicium verum, commonly known as star anise, is used in herbal tea to help relieve colic pain in infants.
- Reports indicate that this herbal tea may be contaminated with a different species, Illicium anisatum, which is not safe for consumption.
- Researchers developed a rapid detection method using microscopy and gas chromatography to identify the adulteration, highlighting anatomical differences between the two species.
Article Abstract
Illicium verum Hook. f. is used as an herbal tea to treat colic pain in infants. Reports suggest that Star anise herbal tea may be adulterated with Illicium anisatum Linn. A short and rapid method using microscopy and gas chromatography (GC) was developed to detect I. anisatum Linn., an adulterant in the powdered mixture of I. verum. Anatomical differences in the epicarp cells of I. verum and I. anisatum fruits were clearly defined as examined under fluorescent microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. A GC method was developed for quick identification of possible I. anisatum adulteration with I. verum.
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Rapid and easy identification of Illicium verum Hook. f. and its adulterant Illicium anisatum Linn. by fluorescent microscopy and gas chromatography.
J AOAC Int
September 2005
University of Mississippi, National Center for Natural Products Research, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, School of Pharmacy, Thad Cochran Research Center, University, MS 38677, USA.
Article Synopsis
- Illicium verum, commonly known as star anise, is used in herbal tea to help relieve colic pain in infants.
- Reports indicate that this herbal tea may be contaminated with a different species, Illicium anisatum, which is not safe for consumption.
- Researchers developed a rapid detection method using microscopy and gas chromatography to identify the adulteration, highlighting anatomical differences between the two species.
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