"Carrot-Juice contains carotene which is very beneficial to the eyes." INTRODUCTION It is said that the early home of the carrot was kashmir, the western Himalayas, Europe, Northern Asia, Abyssinia and Northern Africa. Now it has spread all over the world. The carrot is an edible bulbous root. It varies in size from four-five inches to ten-twelve inches and it is orange-red in colour. The variety known as Delhi carrot is good and delicious. QUALITIES The carrot is sweet, warm,pleasant, stimulant of gastric fire, dry, appetiser, diuretic, constipating and to some extent bitter. It gives relief in fistula, worms and dysentery. It eradicates windiness and cough. If taken in excess, it increases bile. ANALYSIS OF CONTENTS Water(86.00%) Protein(0.9%) Fat(0.2%) Carbohydrates(10.7%) Calcium(0.08%) Phosphorous(0.53%) Iron(1.5mg/100gm) Caritene(Vitamin 'A')(100gm) Vitamin 'B'(100gm...
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