Star anise is also called fennel, aniseed, star anise beads, August beads, etc. It is the fruit of a plant of the genus Anise in star anise. After drying, it is one of the important seasonings in Chinese cuisine and Southeast Asia .

The fruits of star anise treat cold abdominal hernia, cold pain in waist and knee, cold vomiting, abdominal pain, cold and damp athlete's foot.

八角又叫做是茴香、大料、八角珠、八月珠等，是八角茴香料八角属的一种植物的果实，经过干燥之后，是中国菜和东南亚地区烹饪食物的时候重要的调味料之一。

八角茴香的果实主治寒疝腹痛、腰膝冷痛、胃寒呕吐、脘腹疼痛、寒湿脚气等。