Badiane fruit - Star anise, Hydrosol (Illicium verum) - OFLORALE

Star anise: A spice with a thousand virtues

Star anise, or star anise, has been used for centuries for its medicinal and digestive properties. It is famous for its carminative and stimulating properties. Star anise hydrosol allows you to enjoy these benefits in a gentle form that is accessible to all.

Star anise: The star of spices
Star anise, also called badiane, is a star-shaped fruit, native to Asia. Used in cooking as well as in herbal medicine, this fruit is known for its digestive properties and its unique, slightly sweet and aniseed taste.

Botanical characteristics and production

• Botanical name: Illicium verum
• Part used: Fruits
• Other names: Star anise, Chinese badiane
• Names in other languages: Star anise (English), Sternanis (German)
• Type of culture: Conventional
• Place of production: France
• INCI designation: Illicium Verum Fruit Water

Benefits of star anise hydrosol

• In cosmetics: Star anise hydrosol is appreciated for its purifying and refreshing properties, helping to cleanse the skin and restore its radiance.
• For health: Traditionally used to relieve digestive discomfort, star anise hydrosol promotes healthy digestion and soothes bloating. It is also known for its expectorant properties.
• Emotional Well-Being and Chakra: Star Anise is associated with the throat chakra, promoting communication and self-expression.

Examples of use

In cosmetics:

• Purifying lotion: Apply the star anise hydrosol to a cotton pad and gently wipe it over your face for a purifying effect.
• Radiance treatment: Add this hydrosol to your creams or masks to boost the radiance of your skin.

For health:

• Digestion: Dilute a tablespoon of hydrosol in a glass of water after meals to relieve bloating and improve digestion.
• Cough and congestion: Use the hydrosol for inhalation to soothe congested airways.

Emotional well-being

• Diffusion: Diffuse star anise hydrosol to promote a calming atmosphere conducive to communication.
• Relaxing Bath: Add a few tablespoons to your bath for a gentle, soothing relaxation.

Conservation :
Store in the refrigerator, use quickly after opening.

General works on medicinal plants and aromatherapy:

• Aromatherapy, healing with essential oils by Jean Valnet: A reference work to understand the properties of essential oils and hydrosols.
• Michel Pierre's Treatise on Phytotherapy : A complete guide to understanding the benefits of medicinal plants, including hydrosols and their therapeutic uses.
• Secrets of aromatic plants by Michel Faucon: An essential work to discover the use of aromatic and medicinal plants in natural health.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this sheet is provided for information purposes only and cannot replace medical advice. OFLORALE, aromacentre.fr and SAS LPBE decline all responsibility for the use that could be made of this information.

Production method:

Our distillation method complies with the rules of distillation to obtain hydrolates and not essential oils, the aim being to obtain superior quality hydrolates in no way equivalent to the residues of distillation of plants to obtain essential oil.
Please note that we work with fresh, dried plants or extracts with an equivalence ratio of 1:1 (1 liter of water for an equivalent of 1 kg of fresh plants)

Note that most of the hydrosols and/or floral water available commercially are the result of the distillation residues of essential oils, therefore much poorer in active ingredients than our hydrosols, because our goal is not to impoverish the plant in order to extract a maximum of oil from it by using ratios much higher than 1:1.

Availability and deadlines
As our range is wide, we manage some of the products in stock and others on order.
- Product in stock: Fast delivery time of 3 to 4 days on average
- Made to order: Average lead time 7 to 15 days
We remind you that we are the producers of our hydrosols.

Quality and origin
We raise awareness among our producers about the importance of ECONOMICAL organic agriculture in accordance with the laws of Nature for the respect of the plant world. We primarily promote the development of products from organic agriculture.

Organic* agriculture
Origin of controlled organic farming:
- Certified AB, ECOCERT or BIO Europe, for food products.
- Certified BIO Cosmetic or CosmeBio, for cosmetic products or for room fragrance diffusion.
No use of herbicides, fungicides, pesticides and synthetic chemical fertilizers. For essential oils and hydrosols: hydrodistillation or slow steam distillation for optimal preservation of active ingredients and olfactory components. Some plant origins are wild and not cultivated, so in principle they are organic and certified as such.

Conventional Agriculture
Formerly called: Traditional Agriculture. These are often producers who respect nature and have a traditional knowledge of the art of traditional cultivation. These professionals often work "the old way" and are sometimes located in countries where organic certification does not exist. We can only refer to a general term "Conventional Agriculture" because we are not allowed to refer to plants as being grown without synthetic chemistry if the cultivation is not controlled.

From wild plants
Products subject to this designation come from plants that often exist only in the wild.

Origine BiO is our internal label, guaranteeing that all certified products have already obtained a recognized organic certification. However, we have chosen not to depend on national labels, because we believe that they exercise a monopoly that is often unfair. For us, these certifications do not faithfully reflect the reality of the markets that frame these products. In addition, the labeling criteria vary from one country to another, creating imbalances between producers and distorting the notion of equality. With Origine BiO , we aim to offer a fairer and more consistent alternative.