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Family

Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)

Synonym(s)

English name(s)

Wild Carrot

Hebrew Name(s)

gezer ha-gina
gezer kipeakh

גֶּזֶר הַגִּנָּה
גֶּזֶר קִפֵּחַ

Arabic Name(s)

jazar dahabi musaffar جزر ذهبي مصفر
jazar جزر

Life Form

Hemicryptophyte, Annual

Habitat

Batha
Disturbed habitats
Phrygana

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Medicinal Complaints / Uses

Daucus carota L.

System/State	Traditional Complaint/Use	Activity / Interpretation	Traditional Preparation/ Administration	Parts Used	Source
Cancer	Cancer	Anti-carcinogenic	1. Extract juice from root & drink 1 cup x3/day. 2. Eat fresh root x3/day. 3. Prepare root juice + lemon & drink 1 glass x3/day for 1 mth. 4. Eat fresh or boiled roots x2-3/day until recovery.	Root	B
Endocrine/ Metabolic	Diabetes	Hypoglycemic	Eat raw roots x3/day.	Root	B
Gastrointestinal	Jaundice	Hepatic	1.Extract root juice & drink x1 cup/day before breakfast for 2 weeks. (B) 2. Squeeze juice from root & drink. (Z)	Root	B, Z
Haematology	Lack of blood (anaemia)	Anti-anaemic	Eat raw or cooked roots.	Root	B
Kidney & Urinary Tract	Kidney stones	Anti-lithic	Extract root juice & drink x1 cup/day before breakfast for 2 weeks.	Root	B
Opthalmic	Clear vision	Visual health	Eat raw roots x3/day.	Root	B
Respiratory	Cough suppressant	Anti-tussive	Cook root & eat over prolonged period.	Taproot	Z
Sexuality	Increase sexual appetite	Aphrodisiac	Eat raw roots x3/day.	Root	B
Women`s Health	Promote menstruation	Emmenagogue	1. Eat root. 2. Decoct fruit & drink. 3. Prepare vaginal suppository from fruit.	Fruit	Z
Wound Healing	Gangrenous wounds (accelerates formation of new skin layer & absorbs smell of putrid tissue	Anti-Infective, Vulnery	Grate root & apply as poultice	Taproot	Z

Notes

Edible parts of Daucus carota include the root, flowers, seeds & leaves. Root and Taproot are used interchangeably for this species. The fruit of Daucus caorota is oval, flattened with short styles, hooked spines & is small, dry & bumpy with protective hairs surrounding it.

Cautions

Leaves of Daucus carota (wild carrot) may cause phytophotodermatitis, a cutaneous phototoxic inflammatory reaction after contact with a light-sensitizing botanical agent followed by exposure to ultraviolet light. Symptoms include erythema, edema, blisters (vesicles and/or bullae) & delayed hyperpigmentation.

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