Illicium Pimpinella and Foeniculum

The book includes current knowledge on Illicium verum (star anise) and Pimpinella anisum (aniseed) main commercial species rich in anetol. It also analyzes Foeniculum vulgare (fennel) and other species of Pimpinella (P. major P. peregrina and P. saxifraga). This volume includes a botanical chemical pharmacological and therapeutic survey of these species and a review of traditional uses. It covers cultivation harvesting drying storage and yield along with economic importance and market trends. The book is valuable for university professors and students sanitary professionals investigators and researchers working with aromatic and medicinal plants.