Aniseed

Pimpinella anisum L.

Chemotype: trans-anethole dominant

licorice-likerichsweet

PLANT PART: dried fruits (seeds)
EXTRACTION: steam distillation
AROMA NOTE: top

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licorice-likerichsweet

Aroma intensity: 50 / 100

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Note layer: top

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Cited dermal maximum · leave-on: 2.7%
Phototoxicity: Not flagged in this profile
Oxidation risk: high

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Contraindications & cautions

majorThe cited safety profiles advise avoiding aniseed oil during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
majorThe cited safety profiles advise avoiding aniseed oil in children under five years of age.
moderateThe cited safety profiles warn about anticoagulant medication and note inhibition of blood clotting.

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2 constituents

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About this composition

The cited aniseed supplier profile describes steam-distilled seed oil with trans-anethole as the prime constituent at about 95% and estragole at 4.4%. EMA's anise assessment and AromaWeb's profile were used to normalize the plant-part wording and aromatic profile for the generic aniseed record.

Constituent	Typical amount	Reported range	Chemical family	Source
trans-Anethole	95%	95–95%	phenylpropanoid	View source Aniseed Essential Oils Supplier, Manufacturer & Wholesaler https://www.kusharomaexports.com/essential-oils/aniseed-essential-oil (Key constituents: (E)-Anethole 95.0%)
Estragole	4.4%	4.4–4.4%	phenylpropanoid	View source Aniseed Essential Oils Supplier, Manufacturer & Wholesaler https://www.kusharomaexports.com/essential-oils/aniseed-essential-oil (Key constituents: Estragole 4.4%)

Profile source: Aniseed Essential Oils Supplier, Manufacturer & Wholesaler; Anise Essential Oil: Benefits, Uses & Insights; Community herbal monograph on Pimpinella anisum L., aetheroleum · https://www.kusharomaexports.com/essential-oils/aniseed-essential-oil ; https://www.aromaweb.com/essential-oils/anise-essential-oil.php ; https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/herbal-monograph/superseded-community-herbal-monograph-pimpinella-anisum-l-aetheroleum_en.pdf

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Odor intensity 50 is a normalization of AromaWeb's cited 'Medium' strength of initial aroma into the archive's 0-100 scale.
The live public sources used in this pass did not provide a directly readable volatility-rate or tenacity-hour figure for aniseed oil.
This generic aniseed record uses a supplier batch-style profile with exact percentages for the two named major constituents rather than a broader multi-batch composition range.