Botanical name : Daucus carota Linn.
Family : Apiaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Garjara
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Madhura
Guna : Guru, Snigdha
Virya : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Carrot
Hindi : Gajar
Malayalam : Carrot, Manjamullanki
Distribution – Cultivated in the hilly areas of India
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A biennial herb grows up to 75 cm in height. Leaves pinnately compound, with several small dentate segments, upper leaves linear lanceolate; flowers small, white, in axillary umbels; fruits oblong with bristly hairs.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, pitta, anorexia, flatulence, colic, worm infestation, diarrhea, heartburn, hyperacidity, cough, asthma, night blindness, myopia, tumor, hemorrhoid, diabetes and jaundice.
Useful part : Tap root, Seeds.
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