Carrot Seeds (Takhum Gajar)

Carrots are credited with many medicinal properties; they are said to cleanse the intestines and to be diuretic, remineralizing, antidiarrheal, an overall tonic and antianemic. Carrot is rich in alkaline elements which purify and revitalize the blood. They nourish the entire system and help in the maintenance of acid-alkaline balance in the body. The carrot also has a reputation as a vegetable that helps to maintain good eyesight.

An infusion of Carrot Seeds/Tukhm-e-Gajar/Daucus Carota Subsp. Sativus (تخم گاجر, گاجر کے بیج) is believed to be diuretic, to stimulate the appetite, reduce colic, aid fluid retention and help alleviate menstrual cramps.

The alternative medicine believers consider the carrot (the whole plant or its seeds) to have the following properties:

1. Anthelmintic (destroying or expelling worms).
2. Carminative (expelling flatulence).
3. Contraceptive.
4. Deobstruent.
5. Diuretic (promoting the discharge of urine).
6. Emmenagogue (producing oils which stimulate the flow of menstrual blood).
7. Galactogogue (promoting the secretion of milk).
8. Ophthalmic (pertaining to the eye).
9. Stimulant.
10. Oedema (water retention).