Malnutrition continues to be a key health problem in developing regions. The valorization of food waste appears as an ideal way to prevent malnutrition and improve people's access to food. Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) and caraway (Carum carvi L.) oilseeds are commonly used for cuisine and medicinal purposes. However, remaining cakes after oil extraction are usually underutilized. In order to asse...

Caraway (Carum carvi L.) is one of the oldest medicinal plants found in various countries such as West Asia, North Africa, Pakistan, India, America, Northern Europe, Iran, Russia, and Indonesia. This plant has been use for traditional medicines to treat digestive disorders, flatulence, colic infants, headaches, coughs, hypertension, eczema, pneumonia, diabetes, scabies, mouthwash an antiseptic....

Carum carvi L. (Apiaceae) is known as caraway, and its derivatives find wide medicinal use for health purposes, including for gastrointestinal problems and obesity. Since there is inconsistency among the reports on the safety of this plant in humans, this research was aimed at assessing the safety of a characterized caraway aqueous extract (CAE) in a randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled...

The hazardous nature of aflatoxins to human and animals necessitate the need for establishment of control measures. The objective of this study was to evaluate the inhibition of growth and aflatoxin production of Aspergillus flavus strain (ATCC 16872) by various essential oils in Yeast Extract Sucrose (YES) growth media at 25°C. Essential oils of basil, fennel, coriander, caraway, peppermint an...

Medicinal plants play a key role in preventing various diseases. Hyperlipidemia is a major contributor to the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of aqueous extract of Carum carvi seeds in diet induced hyperlipidemia in rats. 2% cholesterol diet were given to rats for six weeks and rats showed high lipid levels were included in the ...

Caraway seeds contain between 0.5–7% essential oil, rich in monoterpenes that have a characteristic aroma and chemical properties. oil has several bioactive compounds are of industrial importance, particularly for pharmaceutical health care products. Carvone limonene the main terpenes present caraway which along with some unique fatty acids (i.e. petroselinic acid) determine (Carum carvi L.) qu...

Background: Acute lung injury (ALI) is among the most serious conditions characterized by an exacerbation of inflammatory response that can result from a persistent infection. Carvone chiral monoterpenoid ketone present in essential oils dill, caraway, and spearmint. It shows antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial effects others. In this study, anti-inflammatory protective potential mech...

Abstract Caraway ( Carum carvi ) is a medicinal and aromatic plant of the Apiaceae family with long history cultivation. To this day, improvements in yield essential oil content are desirable. In past, line breeding was used to increase final intention combining inbred lines synthetic variety by outcrossing. Outcrossing should overcome inbreeding depression exploit heterosis vice versa. study, ...

The search for a simple, cheap, and reliable method of serum uric acid estimation has continued ever since the classic thread test of Garrod (1854); for many years Folin's phosphotungstic acid method and its numerous modifications have been employed (Folin, 1930; Brown, 1945; Caraway, 1955; Beale, 1954; Henry, Sobel, and Kim, 1957; Archibald, 1957). While the technique is easy, the method is ne...