Roots are fleshy, oblong and conical, thick and fat, red or yellow, biennial, and high 15- 120 cm.
2. Basic structure
The stems are solitary, all with white coarse bristles. Basal leaves membranous, rectangular; The petiole is 3- 12 cm long; Cauline leaves subsessile with leaf sheath. Compound umbel, peduncle 10-55 cm long and bristly.
The involucre has many bracts, which are leaflike and pinnately divided; There are many spokes, and as a result, the outer spokes bend inward; Involucral bracts 5-7, linear; Flowers are usually white and sometimes reddish; Petals are unequal in length, 3- 10 mm long. The fruit is ovoid, 3-4 mm long and 2 mm wide, with white bristles on the edge.
3. Edible parts
The whole carrot can be eaten, and it is a crispy and nutritious home-cooked vegetable, which is rich in sugar, fat, volatile oil, carotene, vitamin A, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, anthocyanin, calcium, iron and other nutrients. It also contains pectin, starch, inorganic salts and various amino acids.
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The benefits of carrots
1, benefiting liver and improving eyesight
Carrots contain a lot of carotene, the molecular structure of which is equivalent to two molecules of vitamin A. After entering the body, 50% of them become vitamin A through the action of enzymes in the liver and small intestine mucosa, which has the function of nourishing the liver and improving eyesight and can treat night blindness.
2, diaphragm wide intestine
Carrots contain plant fiber, which is highly absorbent and easy to swell in the intestine. It is a "filling substance" in the intestine, which can strengthen the peristalsis of the intestine, thus benefiting the diaphragm, widening the intestine, relaxing the bowels and preventing cancer.
3. Enhance immune function
Carotene is converted into vitamin A, which helps to enhance the immune function of the body and plays an important role in preventing epithelial cells from canceration. Lignin in carrots can also improve human immune mechanism and indirectly destroy cancer cells.
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