Carrots are credited with many medicinal properties; they are said to cleanse the intestines and to be diuretic, remineralizing, antidiarrheal, an overall tonic and antianemic. Carrot is rich in alkaline elements which purify and revitalize the blood. They nourish the entire system and help in the maintenance of acid-alkaline balance in the body. The carrot also has a reputation as a vegetable that helps to maintain good eyesight.

Ingredient Name :

Scientific Name: Daucus Carota Subsp. Sativus

Daucus carota Linn.

Arabic Name : Jazar, Istufleen, Nahshal, Subaat’iyya

Bengali Name : Gajar

Chinese Name : Hu luo bo

English Name : Carrot

French Name : Carotte cultiv

German Name : Karotte, M’hre

Gujarati Name : Gajar

Hindi Name : Gajar, Gajra

Kannada Name : Gajjari

Kashmiri Name : Gazer, Gazaer

Latin name : Daucus carota Linn.

Marathi Name : Gajar

Persian Name : Gazar, Zardak

Punjabi Name : Gajar

Sanskrit Name : Garjara, Shekhamulama

Urdu Name : Gajar

Recommended Dosage:

5 to 10 g powder of dried seeds.

Contraindication:

Pregnant women should not use Carrot, as it is a uterine stimulant, and excessive use (many times the recommended dosage) is not recommended.

An infusion of Carrot Seeds/Tukhm-e-Gajar/Daucus Carota Subsp. Sativus (تخم گاجر, گاجر کے بیج) is believed to be diuretic, to stimulate the appetite, reduce colic, aid fluid retention and help alleviate menstrual cramps.

The alternative medicine believers consider the carrot (the whole plant or its seeds) to have the following properties:

1. Anthelmintic (destroying or expelling worms).
2. Carminative (expelling flatulence).
3. Contraceptive.
4. Deobstruent.
5. Diuretic (promoting the discharge of urine).
6. Emmenagogue (producing oils which stimulate the flow of menstrual blood).
7. Galactogogue (promoting the secretion of milk).
8. Ophthalmic (pertaining to the eye).
9. Stimulant.
10. Oedema (water retention).

Useful in Following diseases:

• Anorexia Nervosa
• Asthma
• Blood Impurities
• Colic
• Cough
• Cystitis
• Diarrhoea
• Dysentery
• Dysuria
• Flatulence
• General Debility
• Gout
• Hyperacidity
• Intestinal Worms
• Jaundice
• Kidney Dysfunction
• Kidney Stone
• Nervous Debility
• Oedema
• Rheumatism
• Sexual Debility
• Weakness of Eyesight
• Weakness of Heart