Steinmetz:Daucus

Daucus carota (wild variety)

Also known as (or relevant to) Daucus carota (wild variety) Daucus sativus (cultivated variety) Family Umbelliferae English Names Carrot Natural Habitat Europe (including Great Britain) Asia China Part(s) Used Herba Dauci Semen Dauci silvestris Radix Dauci

Constituent(s) root: sugar phytosterin enzymes asparagin lecithin glutamin pectin iron carotin (a substance which accumulates reserves of vitamin A in the liver) vitamin B vitamin C; seed: essential oil; herb: daucine pyrolidine Action herb: diuretic stimulant aperient deobstruent; seed: stomachic diuretic vermifuge nerve-tonic aphrodisiac abortive; root: nutritive diuretic bloodbuilding vermifuge