1, Illicium verum: an evergreen tree of Illicium in Magnoliaceae. Bark gray to reddish brown, slightly rough, with irregular cracks; Dense, cylindrical, dark green, with fluff on the surface; The leaves are large, oval, dark green at the top and light green at the bottom, and the surface of the leaves is smooth and hairless; The flowers are small and pale white; The fruit is octagonal and reddish brown; The flowering period is from April to June, and the fruit matures from August to September.
2. Cinnamon bark: it is the general name of bark such as Tenjikukatsura, Yinxiang, Cinnamomum tenuifolium or Cinnamomum cassia. This product is edible spice or cooking seasoning. The original plants of commercial Cinnamomum cassia are complex, and there are about ten species, all of which are Cinnamomum plants of Lauraceae. There are 8 species commonly used in various places, among which there are mainly osmanthus trees, blunt Ye Gui, Indian prints and South China osmanthus. Most of them are used locally. Various varieties were used as spices in ancient western countries.
3. Fragrant leaves: Fragrant leaves are small arbor plants of Lauraceae; Branchlets are round with longitudinal stripes, and young branches are slightly puberulent or subglabrous; Leaves leathery, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, apex pointed or acuminate, base wedge-shaped, both surfaces hairless, edge microwave-like, petiole purplish red, slightly puberulent or nearly hairless. Fragrant leaves, also known as laurel leaves.
4. Fennel: A herb of the genus Fennel in Umbelliferae, with smooth and erect stems and grayish green or light color. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Boil rotten meat, add a little, that is, there is no odor, and the smelly sauce is fragrant at the end, so it is called fennel." Fennel can remove the fishy smell in meat and add flavor to meat, hence the name.
5. Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch: a perennial herb of Glycyrrhiza in Leguminosae, with brown skin, yellowish inside and sweet taste; Stems erect and multi-branched; Leaves alternate, elliptic, ovate, slightly undulate or entire; Irises are usually purple, white or yellow. When fresh licorice is collected, if its roots are peeled and chewed, it will feel sweet immediately, so it is called "licorice".
6. Zanthoxylum bungeanum: It is a small deciduous tree of Zanthoxylum in Rutaceae. Stems are tall, branches are short, leaves are small, opposite and sessile. Inflorescence terminal or lateral branches terminal; Perianth is yellow-green, with roughly the same shape and size. The fruit is purple-red, with a single petal and separate petals, and the stars are scattered with slightly raised oil spots. There are tiny and prominent oil spots on the causal skin, which look like flowers, hence the name "Zanthoxylum bungeanum".
7. Cuminum cyminum: an annual or biennial herb of Cuminum in Umbelliferae, the whole plant is smooth and hairless except the fruit; Petiole with narrow sheath; Petals pink or white, rectangular, emarginate at the top; Meristem is rectangular with narrow ends; Flowering in April; The fruiting period is May; Cumin's name was transliterated from the ancient Persians east of the Mediterranean.