Caraway Seed Essential Oil

Description

Caraway Seed Essential Oil Profile

Botanical: Carum carvi | Origin: Hungary | Method: Steam Distilled

Characteristics:

Caraway seed oil is a clear to pale yellow mobile liquid with a musky, slightly sweet, seedy aroma resembling rye bread. It blends well with basil, cassia, chamomile, cinnamon, coriander, frankincense, ginger, lavender, and jasmine oils.

Principal Constituents:

These are naturally occurring in the essential oil.

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• carvone
• limonene
• carveol
• dihydrocarveol
• pinene
• phellandrene

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General Actions:

Antihistaminic, anti-microbial, antiseptic, aperitif, astringent, carminative, digestive, diuretic, disinfectant, emmenagogue, expectorant, insecticide, galactagogue, spasmolytic, stimulant, stomachic, tonic, vermifuge.

Safety:

Caraway seed oil is considered non-toxic and non-irritating. However, caraway seed oil may cause skin irritation in concentration or in large amounts. Always dilute caraway seed oil for topical use.

Primary Therapy Agent:

Dyspepsia, intestinal colic, nervous indigestion, flatulence, gastric spasm, menstrual cramps, low milk supply, lack of appetite, laryngitis, bronchitis.

 Secondary Therapy Agent:

Mental or emotional stress, skin and scalp infections, oily skin, acne, bruising, laxative, urinary tonic.