Botanical name : Illicium verum Hook.f.
Family : Magnoliaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Takkola, Kakkola, Kakkolaka, Takkolaka
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa    : Katu
Guna   : Lakhu, Teekshna
Virya   : Ushna
Vipaka : Katu
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English  : Star anise
Hindi  : Anasfal, Badiyan khatala 
Malayalam : Takkolapputtil, Takkolam
Distribution – In China 
PLANT DESCRIPTION
An evergreen tree grows up to 15 meters in height. Leaves simple, opposite, oblong-lanceolate, acute or acuminate; flowers solitary variable in color, fruits star shaped, with 8 follicles, containing small shiny brown colored seed in each follicle.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, dyspepsia, flatulence, dysentery, cough, asthma, arthritis, hemiplegia, nervine weakness and facial paralysis.
Useful part : Fruits