Star anise is the fruit of a small evergreen tree native to southwest China. The star-shaped fruits are picked just before ripening and dried before use.They contain the same essential oil as the botanically unrelated Spanish anise seed, which gives the two a nearly identical flavor-strong, sweet, and licoricey.tar anise is the fruit of a small evergreen tree native to southwest China. The star-shaped fruits are picked just before ripening and dried before use.
The other possible dysorders suggested by some as being the disease process that caused George Washingtonâs death were acute diphtheria (laryngeal diphtheria), quinsy, acute laryngitis, and Ludwigâs angina.
George Washington Carver died on January 5, 1943, at the age of 78 after falling down the stairs at his home. He was buried next to Booker T. Washington on the Tuskegee grounds. Carver's epitaph reads: He could have added fortune to fame, but caring for neither, he found happiness and honor in being helpful to the world.