| DESCRIPTION
Caraway oil offered is extracted from Carum carvi that is also known as Apium carvi. Coming from Umbelliferae family, it is a bi-annual herb having soft fern-like leaves, umbels of white/pink flowers & small brown fruit. The oil is extracted by steam distillation from dried ripe seeds and yields 2 - 8 %.
COMMON NAMES
Caraway Essential Oil, Kalonji essential oil.
BLENDS WITH:
Basil, coriander, chamomile, frankincense, lavender, ginger and orange.
CONSTITUENTS
Acetaldehyde, Furfurol, Carvone, Cumuninic aldehyde and Limonene.
USES
Caraway oil calms nerves & soothes mental fatigue, while settling stomach, nervous digestion, flatulence, colic and gastric spasms. As an expectorant, it helps clear bronchial asthma, bronchitis and coughs. It is also helpful in cases of sore throats & laryngitis and beneficial to urinary system, thus helping to flush toxins out. |
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My skin was becoming dry and dull due to which i stared feeling less confident, for which I tried Caraway Oil and got a smooth and glowing skin.
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