Star anise (China) 6

  • CAS number

    8007-70-3

  • Botanical

    Illicium verum Hooker fil., fam. Magnoliaceae (Illiciaceae)

GC-MS Analysis

Liangfeng Zhu, Li Yonghua, Li Baoling, Lu Biyao & Xia Nianhe, Aromatic Plants and Essential Constituents p. 20, South China Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hai Feng Publishing Co., Chinese National Node for APINMAP, distributed by Peace Book Co. Ltd., Hong Kong (1993)

Compound CAS DB5 Carbowax Proportion
Anethole 104-46-1 1293.0 1817.67 91.28%
Estragole 140-67-0 1204.0 1672.43 3.46%
Linalool, (+/-)- 78-70-6 1101.14 1548.57 1.06%
Caryophyllene 87-44-5 1427.14 1595.57 0.26%
p-Anisaldehyde 123-11-5 1262.0 1994.71 0.26%
alpha-Bergamotene 17699-05-7 1573.29 0.25%
Limonene, (+/-)- 138-86-3 1032.0 1196.29 0.21%
Total 96.78%