ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY AND GASTRIC EMPTY TIME OF CARAWAY SEEDS


Rucha Ramnath Kurdhane, Avinash. D. Hatkar, Rutuja Santosh Aghav
Dr. Babsaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Raigad, Lonere
Abstract
Caraway is essential oil obtained from dried ripe of carum carvi ( Family- Umbelliferae / Apiaceae ) are one of earliest cultivated herb in Asia, Africa and Europe. It is commonly known as caraway ( Hindi- kala jeera, Arabic- siyah zeera, and Sanskrit – Krishna jeeraka ) which is mainly found in seeds. It was folk medicine for the treatment of many complains. Caraway is found in Europe, siberia, the Caucasus the near east Himalayas, Mongolia and Morocco. Carvi carum or caraway traditionally used for treatment of indigestion, pneumonia, and as appetizer, galactagogue and carminative. Essential oil, fixed oil and many other valuable extractive compound with industrial applications are prepared from caraway. The previous studies showed that plant contained many bioactive, metabolites. Earthworm activities promote the release of bound residence and digestive activities of earthworm contribute to the process. The earthworm scientific name of Lumbricina. Physical effect include gastrointestinal abrasion and mixing. The residence time of liquid or solid foods in each segment of the GI tract is different. Since, most drugs are absorbed from the upper intestine (duodenum, jejunum, and ileum), the total effective time for drug absorption is 3-8 hours. This is why one has to take most drugs 3-6 time a day. Earthworm any one of more than 1800 species of terrestrial worm of the class oligochaeta - in particular members of the genus lumbricus . Earthworms have mucus and little hairs covering their skin that allow them to move through different types of soil. The benefits of earthworm to soil health are many. Some of these include increasing soil fertility, improving soil drainage, breaking the thatch, improving soil structure, getting deep root growth, and repairing damaged soil. Earthworm and red wriggler worms are perfectly safe to hold bare- handed.
Keywords: caraway, essential oil, Earthworm, Soil, carum carvi
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EPRA International Journal of Research & Development (IJRD)

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Published on : 2024-06-18

Vol : 9
Issue : 6
Month : June
Year : 2024
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