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Carrot, Garjarah

The Daucus carota subsp is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow varieties exist. Carrots are a domesticated form of the wild carrot Daucus carota, native to Europe and southwestern Asia. The plant probably originated in Persia and was originally cultivated for its leaves and seeds.

Uses

Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Dried folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

β-carotene, phenols and phosphorus contents were greater in local cultivars. A significant positive correlation between β-carotene^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Gajjari
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Garjarah
English	Carrot

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Madhura (Sweet)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Madhura (Sweet)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	alternate	Leaflets are lobed and bright greyish green in colou

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	4-7 mm in size	white	5-20	Flowers are small flowers with deep purple florets in the centre

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
oval	2–4 mm length	Fruits are schizocarps	reddish in colour and brittle when dry	Nil	{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

To produce the best crop possible, double-dig your planting area or build up a raised bed^[2]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, Meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

Flower
Field
Fruit
Whole herb
Seeds

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] Chemical constituents

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-2] HOW TO PLANT

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