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Caraway (Carum carvi), also known as meridian fennel, or Persian cumin, is a biennial plant in the family Apiaceae, native to western Asia, Europe and Northern Africa. The plant is similar in appearance to other members of the carrot family, with finely divided, feathery leaves w
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Caraway (Carum carvi), also known as meridian fennel, or Persian cumin, is a biennial plant in the family Apiaceae, native to western Asia, Europe and Northern Africa. The plant is similar in appearance to other members of the carrot family, with finely divided, feathery leaves with thread-like divisions, growing on 20–30 cm stems. The main flower stem is 40–60 cm tall, with small white or pink flowers in umbels. Caraway fruits are crescent-shaped achenes, around 2 mm long, with five pale ridges.
“The MIC values of caraway essential oil against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus were 0.6 +/- 0.02% and 0.5 +/- 0.02%, respectively. The MBC values were 0.8 +/- 0.02% and 0.6 +/- 0.01%, respectively.”
“Generally, the effectiveness of the various essential oils on linoleic acid oxidation was in the following descending order: caraway >sage>cumin>rosemary>thyme>clove.”
caraway essential oil→is more effective than→sage essential oil
