Caraway Seeds for Health

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Caraway is known for as an important ingredient to flavor rye bread… but did you also know Caraway has been used since ancient times to cure digestive problems and for woman’s health. 

Caraway soothes muscles from inside your body, in turn it helps to sooth many digestive problems including heartburn, bloating, gas, loss of appetite, and mild spasms of the stomach and intestines.  Caraway oil is also used to help people cough up phlegm, improve control of urination, kill bacteria in the body, and relieve constipation.
Women use caraway oil to start menstruation and relieve menstrual cramps; nursing mothers use it to increase the flow of breast milk.

Caraway is used in mouthwashes and in skin rubs to improve local blood flow. In addition to its use as medicinal values, caraway indeed has many health benefiting nutrients, minerals, vitamins and anti-oxidants. Caraway seeds are rich source of dietary fiber. 100 g seeds provide 38 g of fiber. They increase bulk of the food and help prevent constipation by speeding up movement of food through the gut.  Caraway spice is an excellent source of minerals like iron, copper, calcium, potassium, manganese, selenium, zinc and magnesium.  Vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin C as well as many B-complex vitamins like thiamin, pyridoxine, riboflavin, and niacin particularly are concentrated in the caraway seeds.

History: 
Caraway seeds have been found in prehistoric food remains dating from 3500 B.C. in ancient Egypt.  Caraway is one of the few herbs that’s medicinal uses have virtually gone unchanged throughout history.  Caraway was also used in ancient Greece, Shakespeare’s day and then again became very popular from the 17th to 19th centuries. 
Modern researchers has discovered two chemicals in caraway: carol and carvene which sooth muscle tissues in order to aid in helping the digestive tract.
Caraway seeds have traveled far, from love potions to kitchen spice and to medicinal plant. In India and other parts of Asia, caraway seeds are a staple ingredient in dishes, used in chutneys and curries, added to drinks and tonics or as a garnish. The seeds have an aromatic scent and sharp flavor, making them ideal for cooking or baking.

Please consult a medical professional and/or do your own research prior to use.

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