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.
The Death of George Washington. George Washington died on December 14, 1799. The 60-year-old former president was effectively asphyxiated over a two-day period. âI die hard,â said Washington before he passed away. It was indeed a hard and painful death which Washington met with his usual stoicism.