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Carrot Daucus carota Classification carrot Family Apiaceae Genus and specie Daucus carota. Sub specie: sativus Other names Wild carrot (D. carota subspecies carota) and common carrot (D. carota sativa). Description of the herb carrot kruie-produkte-ageless-herbal-products The genus Daucus has 22 differing species of hairy annuals and biennials that are found all over the world. These plants prefer tgrow in temperate coastal regions. The specie carota and sub specie sativa look very similar, with feathery divided leaves, which resemble fern leaves. The plant produces small white flowers in flat topped and rounded clusters in summer. The fruit is oval with spiky ridges. The large succulent taproot of the carrot (sativa) distinguishes it from the wild carrot which has a thin white inedible root. The carrot root is known in the west for its distinctive orange color, but Asian varieties come in various colors: orange tyellow, white, purple, and dark red. Parts used The whole plant, aerial parts, roots, seeds, and oil extracted from the (fruit) seeds. Properties It is an aromatic herb with diuretic and digestive properties, useful tstimulates the uterus. It has anti-cancer properties and improves eyesight and skin health, due tit being a rich source of beta-carotene. The leaves contain flavonoids and furanocoumarins (5-mthoxypsoralen and 8-methosporalen) while the fruits (the seeds) have high levels of flavones (apigenin, luteolin and chrysin), as well as flavonols (quercetin and kaempferol) and a complex essential oil. The essential oil contains monoterpenoids (a-pinene, b-pinene, geraniol, limonene, a-terpinen and terpinen-4-ol), phenylpropanoid (asarone) as well as sesquiterpenoids (b-bisabolene, caryophyllene, b-elemene, carotol and daucol). Therapeutic uses eye sight Internal use Wild carrot is traditionally used ttreat kidney and bladder problems, especially for bladder gravel. It is alsused ttreat flatulence, indigestion, cystitis, gout, edema, and menstrual problems. Carrot (sativa) juice is included in diets for cancer patients. Carrots are reported trid the body of threadworms, if eaten raw. The carotene in the juice is converted tvitamin A in the liver. Including carrots (sativa) in a daily diet is reported timprove eyesight, especially night vision, as the functioning of the eye requires some of the nutritional components found in carrots. Carotene is extracted from carrots (sativa) for commercial food supplements. External use Carrot seed oil is used in cosmetic preparations that fight wrinkles and trejuvenate the skin. It is alsused in perfumes for its orris-like scent. Aromatherapy and essential oil use The essential oil made from carrot seeds is an excellent body purifier. It boosts the liver and has a positive effect on the digestive system and bowels. It assists in the formation of red blood corpuscles (cells) and has a strengthening effect on the skin. It alshelps treduce age spots and gives the skin a more youthful complexion, due tits formative action on epidermal cells. The essential oil should not be confused with a macerated oil made by infusing carrots inta base oil - and although this macerated oil is helpful for a variety of things, it does NOT have the therapeutic properties of the essential oil. Alsused successfully on ulcers, eczema, psoriasis, vitiligand boils. It has carminative, diuretic, emmenagogue, stimulant, and tonic properties. carrot-seed-oil Safety precautions and warnings healthy skin Carrot seeds and carrot seed oil should not be used excessively during pregnancy and some susceptible individuals may alshave a slight skin reaction tthe oil. |
