daucus carota

action	antiseptic, aperient, aphrodisiac, blood cleanser, carminative, cathartic, deobstruent, diuretic, nervine, psychedelic, stimulant, stomachic, tonic, vermifuge
body	blood, chest, intestine, kidney, liver, stomach, uterus
common name	carrot, queen anne's-lace
contains	vitamin A
family	apiaceae
indigenous use	cherokee, delaware, iroquois, micmac, mohegan
range	acadia national park, allegheny portage railroad national hist, assateague island national seashore, belgium, big south fork n. river & rec. area, blue ridge parkway, booker t. washington national monument, california, cape cod national seashore, catoctin mountain park, chesapeake and ohio canal, chickamauga & chattanooga, chile, colonial national historic park, cumberland gap national historic park, cuyahoga valley national recreation area, dominican republic, effigy mounds national monument, europe, fire island national seashore, fort donelson national battlefield, fort necessity national battlefield, fort scott national historic site, frederick law olmsted national historic, friendship hill national historic site, gateway national recreation area, george washington memorial parkway, germany, gettysburg national military park, great smoky mountains national park, greenbelt park, haiti, harpers ferry national historic park, hawaii volcanoes national park, hopewell furnace national historic site, horseshoe bend national military park, indiana dunes national lakeshore, iraq, johnstone flood national memorial, kennesaw mountain, kings mountain national military park, kurdistan, lincoln boyhood national memorial, mammoth cave national park, manassas national battlefield, mesa verde national park, mexico, morristown national historic park, mound city group national monument, national capital region - east, national river, nez perce national historic park, north cascades national park, obed wild & scenic river, olympic national park, oregon caves national monument, ozark ns riverways, petersburg national battlefield, pictured rocks national lakeshore, prince william forest park, redwood national park, richmond national battlefield park, rock creek park, roosevelt vanderbilt nat. hist. site, saint-gaudens national historic site, saratoga national historic park, shenandoah national park, shiloh national military park, sleeping bear dunes national lakeshore, spain, turkey, uk, us, wilson's creek national battlefield, wind caves national park
used to treat	bruises, cancer, colic, cough, diarrhea, dropsy, foot ache, leukemia, malaria, obesity, rejuvenation, skin ailments, sore, stones, tumor, women's ailments
comments	A gentle stimulant of peculiar benefit to the obese. Also a diuretic that quickly relieves bladder ailments and corrects fluid retention. It is one of the best sources of vitamin A.