In traditional medicine of India the leaves of the plant are used as stimulant, sudorific, antiperiodic, and anticatarrhal, while the essential oil is used as carminative, depressant, analgesic, antipyretic, antibacterial, and antifungal agent.
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The Abernethy biscuit is an adaptation of the plain captain s biscuit or hardtack, with the added ingredients of sugar ( for energy ), and caraway seeds because of their reputation for having a carminative effect and thus being beneficial in digestive disorders.
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Cassia and cinnamon have been used for thousands of years in Eastern and Western cultures in treating chronic diarrhea, rheumatism, colds, high blood pressure, kidney conditions and abdominal pain ( since it is a carminative, an agent that helps break up intestinal gas ).
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Sage contains multiple essential oils as well as tannins and flavonoids which have, " carminative, antispasmodic, antiseptic, and astringent properties . " In addition to being used in modern food preparation, sage is still utilized for herbal and pharmaceutical medicines with strong evidence supporting its impacts.
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In traditional Persian medicine, " T . polium " ( locally called'kalpooreh') is used as an anti-hypertensive, anti-bacterial, carminative, anti-nociceptive, anti-inflammatory, anti-diarrhea, anti-diabetes and anti-convulsant agent.
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The essential oils of several species are used as flavorings and carminatives; however, the oils of " I . anisatum " and " I . floridanum " are toxic . " I . verum ", the common star anise, is used to flavor food and wine.
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A "'carminative "', also known as "'carminativum "'( plural "'carminativa "'), is an herb or preparation intended to either prevent formation of gas in the gastrointestinal tract or facilitate the expulsion of said gas, thereby combatting flatulence.
