Name -
गृञ्जनं
Botanical name -
Daucus carota
Description -
Hairy tuberous herbs with pinnatisect leaves. Flowers white, in umbels. Fruits bristly
Chemical Constituents-
Fruits contain volatile oil. Essential oil contains (+)daucene and other sesquiterpene like alpha-pinene, nopinene, sabineene, dipentene, p-thymol, linalool, geraniol, hergamotrin, Beta-bisabolene, etc. Seeds contain daucol
Use -
Infusion of roots considered diuretic, deobstruent and stimulant
|