Papaya - a world class meat tenderizer, natural digestive aid, prevents ulcers, and also a soft contact lense cleaner.Healing with Caraway
The Egyptians were right. It’s amazing that a treatment used 3,500 years ago can still be effective today.
Digestive Aid - Modern researchers have discovered that two chemicals (carvol and carvene) in caraway seeds soothe the smooth muscle tissue of the digestive tract and help expel gas Women’s Health. Antispasmodics, which appear to be present in caraway, soothe not only the digestive tract but other smooth muscles, such as the uterus, as well. Thus, caraway might relax the uterus, not stimulate it. Women may try it for relief of menstrual cramps.
Rx for Caraway
Fresh seeds may be mixed into any food or chewed a teaspoonful at a time.
Add caraway seeds to any dishes that benefit from their unique flavor. They are often used in breads, soups, salads, stews, cheeses, sauerkraut, pickling brines, and meat dishes.
Caraway oil is also used to flavor two digestive-aid liqueurs, Scandinavian Aquavit and German Kummel.
For a pleasant-tasting infusion that might help aid digestion, relieve gas or menstrual cramping, use 2 to 3 teaspoons of bruised or crushed seeds per cup of boiling water. Steep 10 to 20 minutes. Drink up to 3 cups a day.
If you prefer a tincture, take ½ to 1 teaspoon up to three times a day.
Low-strength caraway infusions may be given to infants for colic and gas.