Caraway Oil

Listing ID #4603381

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.