Caraway Essential Oil
The Caraway herb is native to Europe and western Asia, it has been naturalized in North America, and cultivated in Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavia and Russia. The essential oil is derived by steam distillation from the dried ripe seed or fruit. It was well known in classic days, and it is believed that its use originated with the ancient Arabs, who called the 'seeds' Karawya, a name they still bear in the East, and clearly the origin of our word and the Latin name Carvi.
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| GRAS Status: | Caraway essential oil has GRAS status.(49) |
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| Toxicity: | LD50 - (oral) rat >g/kg; (dermal) rabbit >g/kg.
Irritation/Sensitisation - not known
Phototoxicity - Nil reported |
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