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The main use of anise in European herbal medicine was for its carminative effect, as noted by John Gerard in an early encyclopedia of herbal medicine. The essential oil has reportedly been used as an insecticide against head-lice and mites.

According to Pliny the Elder, anise was used as a cure for sleeplessness, chewed with alexanders and a little honey in the morning to freshen the breath, and, when mixed with wine, as a remedy for asp bites     In the Middle East, water is boiled with about a tablespoon of aniseed per teacup to make a special hot tea called yansoon. This tea is given to mothers in Egypt when they are nursing. 

Source:

Seeds.

Content:

Alpha-pinene, creosol, dianethole, essential oils, proanethole,anethole

Uses:

Indicated for respiratory infections such as sinusitis. Combats infection and relieves mucus from air passages. Good digestion aid. Helpful during menopause. Increases milk production in nursing mothers.  Has been used to treat menstrual cramps.

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