Anethole is common to most of the plants you mention (not sure about coriander and cardamom). This is also present in basil, so if you don#39;t like that as well...

My all time hates are aniseed, liquorice and rootbeer-is there any connection?

When I was 10/11 I had an appendectomy under (I retrospectively suspect) ketamine. (1964)This drug has the advantages of anaesthesia (unconsciousness), and analgesia (quot;painfreenessquot;), with no depression of breathing reflex, and it is short acting.It WAS very popular (convenient) for use in multiple tooth extraction in children.One undesirable side effect however is that, for a short period, while coming out of anesthesia, quot;slight delusions maybe experiencedquot; (according to the manufacturer#39;s -Park Davis- literature)This understated (for guess what purpose) description also (at that time) had possibly been due to data derived from use solely on adults, (I am being graciously uncynical here) in? whom it has since been quot;discoveredquot; experience significantly less quot;delusionsquot; than children.Many children and some adults quot;fightquot; and have to be restrained while quot;emergingquot;.As an adult (1979ish) (pre quot;recreational fad period) I experimented with 1/5 to 1/10 the anaesthetic dose. (intravenously)One conclusion from my experiences (a fairly quot;peacefulquot; but incredibly powerful set of delusions) was that if children experience quot;strongerquot; delusions quot;god (sic) help them!quot;(To get back to the theme) while coming out of the appendectomy anaesthesia, because I was very hungry, I imagined eating the perfumed soap that was in my line of sight and olafaction (smell).Subsequently and for more than a year I would wretch and often vomit at the strong smell of quot;perfumesquot;.Although ameliorated, I still have a very strong aversion to nearly all perfumes (cyclic aromatics).These experiences certainly improved my empathy for quot;delusional personsquot;.(I stand to be corrected on some of my characterizations of anaesthesia.)(and attributions)

In answer to the post about cis-trans isomerism, I would seem to show a mixed reaction to coriander. I love the stuff, but I can taste what people mean when they say it tastes of soap- but very mildly

In answer to the post about cis-trans isomerism, I would seem to show a mixed reaction to coriander. I love the stuff, but I can taste what people mean when they say it tastes of soap- but very mildly