Caraway

The fruit of caraway, commonly known as Persian cumin, is aromatic, carminative, antispasmodic and anti-microbial. It promotes digestion and fights intestinal atony; it exerts a sedative action on the stomach motility and fights bloating in particular. Therefore, it is indicated especially in cases of flatulence, indigestion and intestinal disorders such as diarrhoea and abdominal cramps. Stomachic, caraway is able to stimulate the appetite and gastric production. The carminative action fights flatulence, abnormal formation of gas in the intestine, and consequently colitis type symptoms and also digestive disorders in infants. The essential oil has also shown a remarkable fungicidal action, greater than that of nystatin. The fruit of araway is one of the galactogogue species.