carrots benefits and uses
Carrots benefits and uses
NAMES:
Carrots – Arabic: Jazar | Persian: Zardak | Sanskrit: Grinjan
| Sindhi: Gujar | English: Carrot
TYPES:
Carrots are of two types:
Desi (local) and Vilayati (foreign).
- Desi carrots are dark, reddish-purple, and unattractive.
- Vilayati carrots are yellow or reddish in colour and visually appealing. Their hues range from purple to reddish-purple or yellow.
TASTE:
The taste is either sweet or bland.
Temperament:
Warm and
moist (2nd degree).
Dosage:
Carrots can be consumed as needed. As a
preserve (murabba) or halwa, up to 7.5 tolas (approximately 87.5 grams); seeds,
2 to 5 mashas (approximately 2 to 5 grams).
Regions of Origin:
India and Pakistan.
carrots benefits and uses :
Carrots are uplifting (mufarrih), strengthen
the vital organs (muqawwi a’za-e-raeesa), help expel phlegm (munaffith
balgham), and are diuretic (mudir-e-baul). They are also an aphrodisiac
(muqawwi-e-bah). Carrots are neither too easy to digest nor overly heavy on the
stomach. However, excessive consumption can cause bloating (nafkh). Carrots are
commonly consumed both cooked and raw. They are a suitable food for patients
suffering from poor eyesight (za’f-e-basar), cough (khansi), asthma (dama),
chest pain (dard-e-seena), urinary inflammation (sozish-e-baul), kidney and
bladder stones (sang-e-gurda wa masana), and palpitations (ikhtilaj). Halwa and
preserves made from carrots are delicious and strengthening. The seeds of
carrots are beneficial for the nervous system (muqawwi-e-a’sab), diuretic
(mudir-e-baul), and also promote menstruation (mudir-e-haiz).
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS:
Chemical analysis has found that carrots contain a large amount of mineral salts - iron, calcium and phosphorus - in addition to vitamin A. It also contains a component called carotene, which is an important component of vitamin A.
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