Daucus carota, also known as carrot or sweet potato, is a biennial herb of the genus Daucus in the family Apiaceae. The fleshy roots are eaten as vegetables. It is native to southwest Asia, with Afghanistan as the earliest evolution center, and its cultivation history is more than 2,000 years ago.
It was introduced to the European continent from Iran in the 10th century AD. It was seen in Britain in the 15th century and developed into a European ecological type. Introduced to the United States in the 16th century.
About the 13th century, carrots were introduced to China from Iran and developed into a Chinese ecological type. It was introduced to Japan from China in the 16th century.
Carrots have three-pinnate, fully-lobed leaves clustered on shortened stems. There is a compound umbel on each top. Cross-pollination. Double-hanging fruit, the fleshy roots have different shapes such as long tube, short tube, long cone and short cone, and different colors such as yellow, orange, orange-red, purple and so on. Carrots are semi-cold tolerant and like cool climates. It is a long-day plant. Fleshy roots develop well at 18-20°C. China sows more seeds in summer and autumn.
Carrots are rich in nutrients. It has the functions of treating night blindness, protecting the respiratory tract and promoting the growth of children. In addition, it also contains more calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals. Can be eaten raw or cooked. It can also be pickled, pickled, dried or used as feed.
It is cultivated throughout our country. Excavate in winter, remove stems and leaves, wash and use fresh, or air-dry.
[Nature and flavor] Sweet in taste and neutral in nature.
[Functions and Indications] Strengthen the spleen and digestion, nourish the liver and improve eyesight, clear away heat and detoxify, clear rash, lower qi and relieve cough. Used for malnutrition, measles, night blindness, constipation, high blood pressure, gastrointestinal discomfort, fullness, bloating, etc.
[Clinical Application]
1. Treatment of measles: 250 grams of carrots, 250 grams of water chestnuts, 100 grams of coriander, add an appropriate amount of water and make a decoction instead of tea. Take 3 times a day.
2. Treat night blindness: 500 grams of carrots and 200 grams of eel meat, cut into shreds, stir-fry cooked food with oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, once a day, 6 days as a course of treatment.
3. Treat weak spleen and stomach, loss of appetite, high blood pressure, and night blindness: 250 grams of carrots, washed and sliced, 100 grams of japonica rice, put in a pot to cook porridge, and season.
4. Treatment of corneal softening: 100 grams of carrots, 2 eggs. First put the carrot slices into a pot and add water to boil. Peel the eggs, put them in and cook them, season them when eating, drink the soup and eat the eggs. Once a day, 7 days is a course of treatment.
5. Treat whooping cough: squeeze 500 grams of carrots, add appropriate amount of rock sugar, steam and take warm, twice a day.
6. To treat lack of Qi and blood, dizziness, and blurred vision: 250 grams of carrots, 300 grams of mutton, 30 grams of yam, 20 grams of ginger, and 5 candied dates. Wash and cut the mutton into pieces, add oil to the pot and sauté with a little ginger until fragrant; wash and slice the carrots; wash the yam and candied dates, put them into the pot together with the mutton and ginger, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, and simmer for 2 hours Seasoning to accompany meals.
7. Treat spleen and stomach qi deficiency, post-operative frailty, and poor diet: 500 grams of carrots, 1 raw fish (about 300 grams), 100 grams of lean pork, 10 red dates, and 1 piece of tangerine peel. Put all the ingredients into the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, simmer over low heat for half an hour, and season to serve.
8. Treat malnutrition in children: 1 carrot, take it after meals every day for several days.
[Usage and Dosage] Cook, decoct, chew raw or squeeze into juice, 150-500 grams each time.
[Taboos] People with spleen and stomach deficiency should not eat raw food.
[Ingredients and medicinal uses]
This product contains protein, fat, sugar, carotene, vitamin C, minerals, volatile oil, etc. It can prevent and treat night blindness, dry eye disease, dry skin, and hair that is easy to fall off. It can increase coronary blood flow and reduce blood lipids. Carrots fried with oil and meat can convert one molecule of B-carotene in the food into two molecules of vitamin A in the body. This substance can reverse pre-cancerous lesions in the lungs of smokers.