<p data-mce-fragment="1" style="color: rgb(27, 12, 49); font-family: noto-sans, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Illicium Supreme™ is the fruit of a tropical evergreen tree, Illicium verum. Both the roots and fruit have been used&nbsp; and in recent years, have been further investigated for their medicinal potentiali in Traditional Chinese Medicine.</p><p data-mce-fragment="1" style="color: rgb(27, 12, 49); font-family: noto-sans, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Illicium is rich in essential oils including anethole, safrole, cineole, pinene, and limonine[ii]. Additionally, it is rich in shikimic acid, the precursor molecule used to produce the antiviral drug Tamiflu.</p><ul><li><font color="#1b0c31" face="noto-sans, Noto Sans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Star anise reliefs in case of irritation of throat and pharynx, is soothing and pleasant effect on throat, pharynx and vocal cords.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Health claim&nbsp; ID 2069 pending European approval.</font></li><li><font color="#1b0c31" face="noto-sans, Noto Sans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Star anise helps to support the digestion and contributes to the normal function of intestinal tract<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Health claim&nbsp; ID 2072 pending European approval.</font></li><li><font color="#1b0c31" face="noto-sans, Noto Sans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Star anise soothens the respiratory tract, supportive and soothing in case of tickle in the throat and temporary croakiness<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Health claim&nbsp; ID 2073 pending European approval.</font></li><li><font color="#1b0c31" face="noto-sans, Noto Sans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Star anise contributes to the natural defences of the body and supports the immune system<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Health claim&nbsp; ID 2074 pending European approval.</font></li></ul><b>*Disclaimer: </b>Our supplements are trusted and selected by practitioners. Legislation limits the information we can share. For complete details, please refer to a medical library.