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contain large amounts of beta carotene; favourable for eye disorders and lung troubles; good for skin rashes; a multi-healer

TASTE: Sweet

ELEMENT: Earth

Nutritional value:

rich in vitamin A, contains vitamins B, C, and E

contain large doses of calcium which is good for hair and nails

rich in potassium, sulphur, sodium, phosphorus and iron

Did you know?

In oriental healing carrots are the food for the liver. The sense organ related to the liver is the eyes. Carrots are always best eaten raw because the minerals and vitamins they contain are destroyed in cooking. The high content of beta carotene makes carrots especially valuable for sufferers of diseases of the mucous membranes, the lungs and the skin. One carrot a day is a healthy supplement, especially for smokers.

Natural therapeutic effects:: anthelmintic, carminative, diuretic, stimulant

Beneficial in the treatment of:

failing eyesight

deteriorating complexion

unhealthy skin, hair and nails

colds

diarrhoea - also in infants

derangements of liver and biliary digestion

nervous conditions

anaemia

ulcerous conditions

jaundice

cancer, especially of the lungs and pancreas