Annual medicinal, spicy and efiromaslichny plant from family Umbrella. The stalk is upright branchy, up to 60 cm high, it is covered with a down. Leaves are next, dlinnochereshkovy, an okrugloserdtsevidny form, srednerassechenny with gear edge. Flowers small, white, are collected in an umbrella-shaped inflorescence. Blossoms from June to September. Holodostoyek, prefers solar sites, sandy or loamy soils. Seeds, and also the fresh and dried leaves collected before blossoming use in cookery as seasoning to meat and fish dishes. In the medicinal purposes use seeds. Apply at ponosa, at painful periods as expectorant means. Tea from fruits of an anise stimulates formation of milk at the feeding women