Carum, Caraway Zeera Siyah (Unani)Krishnajeeraka (Ayurveda)Go snyod  གོ་སྙོད  (Tibetan) Ortus sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Botanical name: Carum carvi Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent“Hot and dry in the second degree” (Avicenna) Classification: 2C INCIDERS.   2H. CARMINATIVE3C. ALEXIPHARMIC.  3F. LITHONTRIPTIC. 4e. STOMACHIC Uses: 1. Warms the Stomach, clears Wind and Cold:-benefits the Stomach, Bowels and digestion;-good for Wind, Colic, Hernia-‘Its chief property is to strengthen the internal organs of the human body.’ (Avicenna)-“taken orally, it stops vomiting attributed to indigestion” (Avicenna)2. Warms the Kidneys, promotes Urine and Menstruation:-obstructed or painful urination;-pain of the lower back and Bladder-Arthritic pain-Menstrual cramps; promote Labor (essential oil is very effective)3. Settles Wind, Eases Pain:-Headaches and Migraine; Salmon said they ‘are of Great use in the Megrim [migraine], continual headache’-Dizziness, Paralysis-“It is incorporated as an ingredient in ophthalmic drugs” (Avicenna)-‘Sharpens the Sight’. (Gerard, Culpeper)4. Clears Cold Phlegm, Stops Cough:-Cough, Bronchitis, bronchial Asthma5. Increases Milk6. Kills Worms:-“Oral use of fruits or seeds elicits anthelmintic and diuretic actions” (Avicenna)7. Externally;-gargle for acute sore throat-poultice to bruises, sprains-poultice or paste to Boils-in Enemas etc.-the essential oil is effective against Tinea, Scabies etc. Dose: Powder: 1–3 gramsDecoction: 2–6…

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