CARROT SEEDING – Daucus carota subsp. sativus (Hoffm.) Arcang.
Flowering plant. Carrots are cultivated by man for more than 4000 years. Seeds of carrots were found during the excavations of the buildings of the Late Neolithic. Cultivate carrots first began in Afghanistan. Carrots are used as a vegetable and medicinal plant.
Culinary uses roots and
The fruits of wild and cultured carrots can be used as spices. Fruits that have a burning spicy taste, are used as a seasoning for foods, they are used in marinades, liqueur-filling production. Tested and approved as a spice in the processing of fish. Fruits can find application in the canning industry.
Roots of cultured carrots are used for food in raw and cooked form for the preparation of first and second dishes, pies, candied fruits, marinades, canned goods, baby purees, etc. Carrot juice and carotene are obtained from carrots.
Application of carrots in medicine. According to the content of carotene, carrots are second only to sweet pepper. Carrots and carrot juice is prescribed for patients with hypo- and avitaminosis A. It has been experimentally established that carrots activate intracellular oxidation-reduction processes, regulate coal
It has antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and wound-healing properties.
