carum carvi (cc) is a grassy plant which is believed to have several therapeutic effects, including anti-asthmatic properties. we have therefore studied the bronchodilatory and anticholinergic effects of this plant. the bronchodilatory effects of the aqueous extract (ae), macerated extract (me), essential oil (eo), and 4µm theophylline (t) in comparison with saline (s) were examined by their re...

A number of Indian spices are used as rejuvenators as well as for treating various disease conditions. They may be tonics, antipyretics, aphrodisiacs, expectorants, hepatoprotectives, antirheumatics, diuretics, etc. Cuminum cyminum and Carum carvi are the sources of cumin and caraway seeds respectively, which have been used since antiquity for the treatment of various indications in traditional...

This survey was undertaken in the Errachidia province in south-eastern Morocco in order to inventory the main medicinal plants used in folk medicine to treat arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus. Four hundred individuals who knew about and/or had used the medicinal plants for the indicated diseases, including some herbal healers, were interviewed throughout different regions of the provi...

The field experiment was carried out at the Experimental Station of Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy (Lithuania) in 2017–2019. aim study to determine and compare weed spread caraway crop productivity sole (spring barley, spring wheat, pea, caraway), binary barley-caraway, wheat-caraway, pea-caraway) trinary barley-caraway-white clover, wheat-caraway-white pea-caraway-white clover)...

results the results revealed the formation of spherical silver nanoparticles with an average size of 10 nm. moreover, concentration of snps in a 25 ml sample containing both snps and plant extract biomass was 2.934 mg/l on average. serial microdilution test showed that snps at the concentration of 50 μg/ml can inhibit growth of the pathogen. conclusions the present study extends the existing li...