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NAME: Aniseroot
SPECIES / FAMILY: Osmorhiza Longistylis / Apiaceae
OTHER COMMON NAME(S): American sweet cicely, licorice root, wild anise, sweetroot
CONDITIONS: partial shade
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EDIBLE |
TASTE |
RAW/COOK |
SEASON |
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Shoots |
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Licorice |
RAW/COOK |
Spring |
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Leaves |
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Licorice |
RAW/COOK |
Spring |
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Fruits |
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Roots |
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Licorice |
RAW/COOK |
Fall |
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Seeds |
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Licorice |
Summer |
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Nuts |
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Pods |
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Stalk/Stem |
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Bark |
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PORTION: small-medium
COMMENT: Root - Very sweet, aromatic and fleshy. A spicy flavour similar to anise, the roots are chewed, made into a tea or used as a flavouring. Leaves and young shoots - raw. An anise flavour, they are added to salads. The green seeds have an anise flavour and are used as a flavouring in salads, the dry seeds are added to cakes etc. (1)
CAUTION: Always go slow with any plant in case you are allergic or sensitive to it. //
NUTRITION/MEDICINAL: Birthing aid; Ophthalmic; Poultice; Stomachic. (1)
LOOK-A-LIKES: Aniseroot https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Osmorhiza+longistylis and Bishop’s goutweed
POISONOUS LOOK-A-LIKES:
OTHER USES:
SOURCE LINKS (may include nutritional and medicinal info, plus other uses):