{"id":494,"date":"2026-08-09T09:28:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T09:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bdma.co.in\/wordpress\/products\/star-anise-whole"},"modified":"2026-08-09T10:44:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T10:44:48","slug":"star-anise-whole","status":"publish","type":"pcp_product","link":"https:\/\/bdma.co.in\/wordpress\/products\/star-anise-whole","title":{"rendered":"Star Anise (Whole)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Commercial Uses &amp; Applications<\/h3>\n<p>Chinese five-spice formulations, European liqueur distillation (Absinthe, Pastis), pharmaceutical shikimic acid extraction, and gourmet broths\/Pho preparation.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Use \/ Processing<\/h3>\n<p>Simmered whole in commercial broths and sauces; extracted via solvent processes for antiviral Tamiflu raw materials (shikimic acid).<\/p>\n<h3>Nomenclature &amp; Terminology<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Indian Regional: Hindi: Chakra Phool | Telugu: Anasa Poovu | Tamil: Anasi Poo | Malayalam: Takkolam | Marathi: Badiyan | Gujarati: Badiya | Bengali: Taraphool | Kannada: Chakramottu<\/li>\n<li>Global Markets: Arabic: Yansoon Najmi | Spanish: An\u00eds Estrellado | French: Anis \u00c9toil\u00e9 | German: Sternanis | Mandarin: Bajiao (\u516b\u89d2) | Russian: Badyan | Japanese: Hakkaku | Turkish: Y\u0131ld\u0131z Anason | Persian: Badyan | Italian: Anice Stellato | Thai: Poy Kak | Vietnamese: \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ed3i | Korean:\u516b\u89d2 | Indonesian: Bunga Lawang | Portuguese: Anis-estrelado<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Functional &amp; Health Benefits<\/h3>\n<p>Natural commercial source of Shikimic Acid, a vital antiviral precursor. Exhibits powerful antifungal, antibacterial, and antioxidant activity, enhancing respiratory and immune defense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-494","pcp_product","type-pcp_product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","pcp_category-whole-spices-condiments"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bdma.co.in\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pcp_product\/494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bdma.co.in\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pcp_product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bdma.co.in\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/pcp_product"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bdma.co.in\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}