Caraway organic whole

Seed

•  Antiseptic
• antispasmodic,
• aromatic
• astringent
• carminative
• circulatory
• stimulant
• digestive
• diuretic
•  emmenagogue
•  expectorant
• galactagogue
• stomachic
• stimulant
• vermifuge

Caraway calms spasms and prevents fermentation in the digestive tract, relieves uterine and intestinal cramping, and improves circulation; it is a calming herb for various gastrointestinal problems.

It is an excellent herb to use for children’s digestive issues. It aids in the digestion of starches.

It is often added to laxative teas to reduce gripe, and it can be made into a tea to relieve respiratory congestion.

Eating a few seeds freshens the breath and relieves shortness of breath caused by travel to a high elevation. 

Caraway is used to treat amenorrhea, belching, bronchitis, Crohn’s disease, colic, cramps, digestive distress, dysmenorrhea, flatulence, hiccups, hysteria, and memory loss, nausea from chemotherapy, rheumatism, and pleurisy. 

 

Caraway works as a rubefacient and anaesthetic. Together with the leaves, the seeds can be used as a poultice to treat bruises. The diluted essential oil or powder can be applied to relieve toothache. The essential oil can be used in mouthwashes and gargles as an antiseptic and breath-freshening agent.

Caraway seed is widely used in German, Austrian, and Dutch cuisine, including cabbage dishes, cheeses, crackers, pickles, rye bread, liqueurs, soups, and roasted apples.

The leaves may be chopped and added to salads.

Caraway root is also edible as a vegetable, much like parsnips.

The alcoholic beverages Kümmel and Aquavit and some spiced wines are flavored with caraway.

Other Uses Caraway was used as a form of currency in sixthcentury Persia.

Calcium, iron, magnesium, protein, fatty acids, flavonoids, essential oils (arvene, carvone, limonene), linoleic acid, oleic acid, polysaccharides, tannins, coumarins, resin

Contraindications Generally regarded as safe.