Shikimic acid
Name of the plant : Illicium lanceolatum A.C.Smith
Part of the plant used:dry matured seed
Description:This is Wild evergreen shrubbery or small arbor ,3-10 meters tall,dust-color cortex.the leaves are lanceolate Or oblanceolate , simple leaf alternates or few leaves is fasciate on the nodes,6-15cm long,2-4.5cm wide,the end of the leaf is acuminate or caudate .the flowers produced singly or 2-3 flowers fasciately on axillae.10-15 perianth pieces ,10-13 carpels