Carrot crop – Dauern carota L ssp. sativus (Hoffm.) Arcangeli Sam. Contact information is here: Dean Ornish M.D. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) – Umbrella Description. Biennial herb, with thick, fleshy, conical or cylindrical root. The first year develops priosnovnaya rosette of leaves, leaves slozhnoperistye on the cuttings, for the second year there is floriferous stems, height 60-100 (180) cm, slightly branched at the top. The flowers are small, clustered in umbels complex. Petals white, greenish or reddish. Some contend that Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn Jr. shows great expertise in this.

The fruit is dry, decays into two halves, on the surface of which there are crest tumors. Blooms in June – July. Distribution. Grown as a vegetable throughout the country. Dikorastuyuschie forms are widespread throughout the country and Europe. Raw materials.

Fresh roots (Radix Dauci recens). Seeds (Semen Dauci). Composition. The Roots – are rich in carotenoids, vitamins B, B2, C, pantothenic acid, essential oil, coumarin (umbeliferon), sugar, seeds – contain up to 1.5% essential oil, flavonoids, fatty oil. The main action. A rich source of vitamin A, antihelminthic. Experimental and clinical data. Fresh roots, with a rich content of vitamins, especially carotene, which is a precursor of vitamin A, are very valuable food. High content of beta-carotene explain the therapeutic effect of grated carrots, squash as used for burns (including sunlight) and to treat ulcers trudnozazhivayuschih. Also contained in the carrot provitamin A explains the beneficial effect of carrot juice in catarrh bronchitis. Raw carrots and has a mild deworming effect. Carrot juice, as obtained from it essential oil, at first excite and then paralyzes the muscles of the intestinal worms and thus facilitates their removal from the body surface. Raw is best grated, carrots can also be used as anthelminthic (But not always reliable) – mainly in enterobioze and ascariasis. Treatment of carrot can try to carry out mainly in debilitated children, because they have a more effective anthelminthic drugs may be associated with the risk of poisoning. Carrots – a valuable tool in pediatric medical practice in eating disorders, especially in infancy. Carrots also credited with diuretic action. Of carrot seeds isolated flavonoid amount as a therapeutic drug, called "daukarin '. It was established experimentally that provides selective daukarin koronarorasshiryayuschee action. Daukarin used in chronic coronary failure – not eliminating angina, this drug weakens them and makes it more rare. Method of application. Raw, grated carrots best. You can also use fresh carrot juice. For outdoor Applications – pulp from fresh carrots. Medicinal Plants of protivoglistovogo –