However, they tend to be harder to find than Greek ouzo. If you’re looking for something similar to ouzo, consider Italian sambuca instead. The prohibition of absinthe meant that liqueur producers had to look for an alternative way of making anise-based liqueurs without wormwood. Pernod produced its first version in 1928 while four years later, Ricard Pastis appeared for the first time in Marseille. Named after the southern French term for lazy, the drink became hugely popular in its home city as the locals’ favourite long drink. They recommended it for curing headaches, cancerous growth in nasal passages, and to relieve digestive upsets. The greatest mathematician, Pythagoras, was the first one who discovered that anise would prevent stomach pain. Mosaffa-Jahromi M, Tamaddon AM, Afsharypuor S, et al. Effectiveness of anise oil for treatment of mild to moderate depression in people with irritable bowel syndrome. Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine. 2017;22(1):41-46. doi: 10.1177%2F2156587216628374 Pourgholami MH, Majzoob S, Javadi M, et al. The fruit essential oil of Pimpinella anisum exerts anticonvulsant effects in mice. J Ethnopharmacol 1999;66:211-5. View abstract.

This ouzo drink recipe makes one drink, but you can double or triple it to serve more people. Here is how to make it:Muller M, Byres M, Jaspars M. et al. 2D NMR spectroscopic analyses of archangelicin from the seeds of Angelica archangelica. Acta Pharm 2004;54:277-85. View abstract. Keep in mind that each form contains varying concentrations of anise, so it’s important to modify your recipe depending on what form you’re using. Taking anise oil with caffeine might reduce the levels of caffeine in the blood. This might decrease the effects of caffeine.

So it’s a bit of a mystery why one way of saying “I’m in trouble,” in French is to declare “ Je suis dans le pastis.” I guess it’s more polite than other expressions that come to mind, but I suspect it may also be an oblique reference to the drink’s shady past. Pastis, it has to be admitted, has a very dodgy ancestry including a mad aunt by the name of absinthe. Anise oil usually helps to destroy lice and other bug bites. With the mixture of different ingredients like lard (pig oil) or spermacet i (whale oil) heals skin irritations.Es-Safi I, Mechchate H, Amaghnouje A, et al. Assessment of antidepressant-like, anxiolytic effects and impact on memory of Pimpinella anisum L. total extract on Swiss albino mice. Plants (Basel) 2021;10(8):1573. View abstract. I can’t promise that our Homemade Rosehip liqueur will stop you catching a cold, but it’ll certainly cheer you up if you do have one. De Martino, L., De, Feo, V, Fratianni, F., and Nazzaro, F. Chemistry, antioxidant, antibacterial and antifungal activities of volatile oils and their components. Nat.Prod.Commun. 2009;4(12):1741-1750. View abstract. Wuthrich, B. and Dietschi, R. [The celery-carrot-mugwort-condiment syndrome: skin test and RAST results]. Schweiz.Med Wochenschr. 3-16-1985;115(11):258-264. View abstract.