SC - Anise seeds -some toxic, some not!!!

[Decker, Terry D.]

You might check Waverly Root's Food.  According to the entry on anise, star
anise is okay, but there is another species of Illicium which is toxic.
Root gives the scientific names and other information about anise.  I would
provide more but it was late when I looked up the entry and things were
rather hurried this morning.

Bear

> No, the aniseed we use in cooking (the one you described) is 
> not toxic.  the 
> author of that post is mistaken.  Star Anise is not toxic, 
> either.  I don't 
> know of any anise that is toxic, but evidently there is one 
> species out there 
> which is harmful (or maybe not...I haven't done the research).
> Balthazar of Blackmoor