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Potential of Spices As Medicines and Immunity Boosters
Published in Amit Baran Sharangi, K. V. Peter, Medicinal Plants, 2023
Minoo Divakaran, K. Nirmal Babu, K. V. Peter
Caraway, a plant similar in appearance to members of the carrot family, is recommended as a remedy for digestive problems like flatulence bloating, stomach aches, constipation, lack of appetite and nausea. In small children, caraway is used to treat the accumulation of gases in the alimentary canal and accompanying pains. Fruits of caraway ingested orally produce an effect on the digestive tract, liver, and kidneys. They have smooth muscle relaxing properties, whereby bile ducts and the sphincter normalize the flow of bile and pancreatic secretions to the duodenum and thus enhance gastric juices’ secretion, resulting in better appetite. Enhanced production of milk by use of caraway fruits in women and bovines was observed, which also had an indirect beneficial effect on the baby’s digestive system, because of the muscle-relaxing properties. The component promoting milk secretion in caraway seed has not been known, however limonene and carvone, which is most abundantly found in caraway, contribute to the antigripping qualities and used in alternative medicine (Malhotra, 2006).
Ancient Egyptian Pharmacology
Published in Ibrahim M. Eltorai, A Spotlight on the History of Ancient Egyptian Medicine, 2019
This yields by distillation from 3.5% to 7% of volatile oil, the principal constituent of which is carvone (50–60%). It also contains about 20% proteins and fixed oil in the endosperm and yields about 6% of ash. Caraway or its oil is used extensively as a carminative, a stimulant, against flatulence, and against stomach derangements.
Herbal Plants as Potential Bioavailability Enhancers
Published in Megh R. Goyal, Durgesh Nandini Chauhan, Plant- and Marine-Based Phytochemicals for Human Health, 2018
Josline Y. Salib, Sayed A. El-Toumy
Caraway (Carumcarvi) contains caraway oil obtained from dried and crushed seeds. Carvone and limonene are the chief constituents of the oil and their odor and flavor are mainly attributed to them.73C. carvi (Meridian fennel and Persian cumin) exhibits activities like antiulcer effects,39 hypo- glycemic effect,24 diuretic activity,42 antioxidant activity,51 and antiafla- toxigenic activity.1
Phytochemical and biological activities of some Iranian medicinal plants
Published in Pharmaceutical Biology, 2022
Salome Dini, Qihe Chen, Faezeh Fatemi, Younes Asri
Caraway seeds (C. carvi) (Figure 1(B)) are used medicinally as a laxative, carminative, appetite stimulant, besides increasing lactation in pregnant women and alleviating menstrual pain (Haidari et al. 2011; Keshavarz et al. 2012). The in vitro antioxidant property of C. carvi essential oil measured by β-carotene bleaching and DPPH assays was reported by Fatemi et al. (2011). Moreover, other studies determined the antioxidant activity of C. carvi essential oil on liver and lung tissue changes histopathologically and indicated that C. carvi essential oil retained the balance via oxidants and antioxidants (Fatemi et al. 2010; Dadkhah et al. 2011, 2018). In a study on antibacterial activity of caraway essential oil, the Gram-positive bacteria; Bacillus subtilis and S. aureus exhibited more sensitivity in relation to Gram-negative pathogens; E. coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Sayhoon et al. 2013).
Phytochemical constitutes and biological activities of essential oil extracted from irradiated caraway seeds (Carum carvi L.)
Published in International Journal of Radiation Biology, 2023
Amina Aly, Rabab Maraei, Ahmed Rezk, Ayman Diab
The genus Carum contains 25 species, and caraway is the only annual and biennial economical one as a spice, appetizer, and carminative in the food and pharmaceutical industry. Carum carvi seeds contain EOs (3–7%), fatty acids (10–18%), proteins (20%), carbohydrates (15%) (Olennikov and Kashchenko 2014), phenols, and flavonoid substances (Sachan et al. 2016). Alkaloids, tannins, and terpenoids were found in Carum carvi extracts (Showraki et al. 2016).