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Daucus carrota (Wild Carrot)

Botanic Name Daucus carrota L.
Common Name Wild Carrot, Birds’ Nest, Bees’ Nest 1 Queen Anne’s Lace 5
Family Apiaceae (Umberlliferae)
Parts Used Fruit (Commonly known as "seed") 5

Dried aerial parts and seeds 4

Herb 2

Whole herb, seeds, root 1
Habitat Indigenous to maritime chalky soils of southern Europe but has spread widely, partly through reversion from cultivated plants; prefers sea coasts but found almost anywhere 2
Constituents Volatile Oil 2

Alkaloid (daucine) 2
Actions Diuretic 4

Anti-lithic 4

Carminative 4

Urinary antiseptic 4

Anthelmintic 11

Stimulant 11
Applications Cystits 4

Prostratitis 4

Kidney stones 4

Gout 4

Rheumatism 4

Flatulence and colic 4

Urinary calculi and infections 2

Odema 2
Dosage MEDIUM dose herb

Dried Herb: 1 – 4 gm tds 2

Infusion: 1 tea spoon tds 4

Tincture: 1 – 2 ml tds 4
Combinations Achillea millefolium, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi for urinary infections. 4

Hydrangea aborescens, Eupatorium purpureum, or Parietaria diffusa for kidney stones.
C/I Cautions Seed not to be used during pregnancy 5
BHP S/I Urinary gravel or calculus6

 

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