记得在禽流感发生的时候，“China Daily”有一幅漫画，说最好的对付禽流感药方，就是把一只鸡和一个八角茴香炖在一起，这是最好的一个方子。为什么？因为达菲的原料莽草酸主要就在八角茴香里面，所以我补充高部长的话，我们可以把猪肉和八角茴香煮在一起，肯定是一剂良方。

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2005-10/31/content_536881.htm
But since it has been known for such a long time that the raw Star Aniseeds have a curing effect, and that any short, if not hasty, attempts to make modern medicines would involve untold hazards, a safer way to use them might just be to use them without the industrial process, as a herb or as a spice.

However, what a pity that today there is not a single modern scientist to tell us whether this is doable - when many Chinese, having got the information that I got, are doing it anyway.

If it is doable, having a daily pot of stewed chicken (but never a sick one) spiced with Star Aniseeds would be a much tastier, and more affordable alternative for a developing society.

And any country can import some seeds of the plant, or order some shipments of the dried fruits from China. They will never cost a king's ransom.

(China Daily 10/31/2005 page4)

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-11/02/content_489694.htm
Despite its new fame as the key ingredient of Tamiflu, star anise has rarely been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat flu. But in some Tibetan prescriptions, the star anise is used to cure influenza.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2005-11/10/content_3760058.htm
瑞士专家警告过量食用八角茴香可能导致中毒
专家警告说，吃八角不能直接预防流感，日常饮食中盲目过量食用八角反而会导致中毒。

达菲是一种常规抗流感药物，动物实验显示它对Ｈ５Ｎ１型禽流感病毒有抑制效力
。达菲共有１２道生产工序，最初是从八角茴香中提取莽草酸。这一消息使不少人误以为日常饮食中多吃八角也可预防禽流感，甚至出现了抢购八角的风潮。

专家对此评价说，并不是将八角煎汁服用就可抗击禽流感。一般来说，八角在烹饪过程中产生莽草酸的几率不大。另外，八角茴香中含有黄樟醚，过量食用可能导致中毒

http://informationtimes.dayoo.com/gb/content/2005-11/12/content_2297244.htm
八角茴香防禽流感无根据

日前，有传言称，八角、茴香一类的食品对防治禽流感和流感有作用，从而造成了市场八角、茴香价涨货缺。对此，钟院士认为，这是没有科学依据的。传言起于八角茴香这两种植物当中含有“达菲”药物抗病毒成分，但是这两种植物中含有的抗病毒成分极少，起不到抗病毒的作用，市民不要轻信传言盲目跟从。

王文元
http://tech.sina.com.cn/d/2005-11-22/0731771526.shtml
八角中含有达菲有效成分，但吃八角并不能直接预防流感，日常饮食中盲目过量食用八角反而会导致中毒。一般来说，八角在烹饪过程中产生莽草酸的几率不大。另外，八角茴香中含有黄樟醚，过量食用可能导致中毒。日本已经出现青少年过量食用八角熬制的汁液而中毒的病例。