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Star anise

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Star anise in plain language

What it is

Also known as Anisi stellati fructus · Bajiaohuixiang · Chinese star anise · Chinese star anise seed · Illicium san-ki seed · Illicium verum seed

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Star anise seed · Staranise seed · Takkola

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Star anise yet.

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Star anise appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • In marketed US drugs
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 15 active drug products and 15 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 15 active drug products and 15 total products.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Star anise yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • FDA National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2027-12-31

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Star anise in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

15

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Star anise; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Star anise in the catalog.