CAR′ROT

Syn. Caro′ta , L. The seed is carminative and diuretic; the expre ed juice of the root is anthelmintic. Scraped raw carrot is sometimes employed as a stimulant application to sore nipples; the boiled root as a poultice to sores and tumours. As an article of food, unle young and well dre ed, carrots are rather indigestible. Carrots can be kept for many months if the tops are cut out, and they are then placed in damp sand. Analysis of Carrots. | Water | 87·30 | | Albumenoids | 0·66 | | Cellular ti ue, gum, and non-nitrogenous substance | 2·56 | | Sugar | 5·54 | | Fibre | 3·20 | | Mineral matters | ·74 | | ——— | | 100·00 |