Star anise oil uses

The main use of Star anise oil in traditional European herbal medicine was for its carminative effect (reducing flatulence), as noted by John Gerard in his Great Herball, an early encyclopedia of herbal medicine:
The seed wasteth and consumeth winde, and is good against belchings and upbraidings of the stomacke, alaieth gripings of the belly, provoketh urine gently, maketh abundance of milke, and stirreth up bodily lust: it staieth the laske (diarrhea), and also the white flux in women.
Star anise oil has also been used to treat menstrual cramps and colic. The essential oil has reportedly been used as an insecticide against head lice and mites.