The star anise, also known as star anise and anise, is the mature fruit of the star anise of the Magnoliaceae family. It is divided into two kinds of spring fruit and autumn fruit. Spring fruit usually only accounts for 20% of annual production, and autumn fruit accounts for 80%. Spring fruit matures from March to March each year, and Autumn fruit matures from September to October. When the fruit turns from blue to yellow, it can be harvested. There are two kinds of harvesting methods: one is that the octagonal fruit is fully matured, and the octagonal fruit is harvested after falling on the ground, which is more suitable for harvesting the spring fruit; the other is the harvesting of the upper tree, that is, when the fruit turns yellow, the person climbs up the tree. Received. The harvested fruit should be chosen to be sunny. The harvested fruit should be processed immediately, by: I. Fixing: The octagonal fresh fruit collected will be loaded with bamboo charcoal, placed in a pre-fired boiling water pot, and continuously stirred with bamboo and wood sticks until the fruit turns yellow (approximately 10 minutes). Dry water. Second, dry: After the octagonal decoction to drain the water, spread out in the sun exposure, often turning, in the sun light 5-6 days, can be processed into a brown-red, bright and shiny red octagonal goods. In case of rainy weather, bake it with fire. An oven with a height of 1.2 meters, a length of 2 meters and a width of 1.5 meters is used indoors to make a furnace. Within the furnace, 1 meter away from the ground, a wooden strip or a thick steel bar with a diameter of 3-4 centimeters is used, and every 20 centimeters is horizontal. Spread the holes on the bamboo mat, and then build it up 20 centimeters around. The long side of the oven opens two mouths with a height of 3 cm and a width of 25 cm for adding fuel and ash. 100-150 kilograms of octagonal fruit are placed on bamboo mats each time, then charcoal is added to the stove to ignite them, and they are baked at a temperature of about 50° C., and are frequently turned. About two days, one oven can be dried. The dried or dried star anise is packed in sacks or woven bags and stored in a cool, dry place. Disposable Ear Loop Face Mask,Folding KN95 Mouth Mask,Anti-pollution Disposable Face Mask,3D Kn95 Face Mask Dongguan Keyutai Mask Co., Ltd. , https://www.maskkytai.com
Octagonal harvesting and processing