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Cooked carrots are sweet, nourishing, easy to digest, and contain lots of fiber. They are ideal for babies and convalescing patients (i.e. those recovering from illness).
Tiny Ginseng
Exhausted? Raw carrots, and especially carrot juice have a mild pungency that is stimulating & exhilarating. They increase your energy (prana or Qi), which has earned carrots the title 'tiny ginseng' and the 'king of juices'.
Purify Your Blood
Carrot's cool nature and mild bitter taste acts purifies the blood. Strongly alkalizing, carrot has a cool and relaxing effect on the eyes. Beta-carotene, which gives carrots their bright orange color, is metabolized into vitamin A in the presence of bile salts in the small intestine. Vitamin A pacifies Pitta, nourishes the liver, and purifies the blood. These actions improve vision, complexion of the skin, and generally reduce inflammation. Carrot helps make the skin noticeably softer, smoother, and firmer. Carrots increase the quality of the breast milk. During pregnancy carrots reduce the risk of jaundice and enhance baby's complexion.
The blood purifying aspects together with carrot's sweetness make it an excellent blood and liver tonic. Carrots are ideal for liver deficiency, especially useful in the late summer dry season. To restore the liver, boil 4 carrots with 2 tbsp coconut butter.
Other Benefits
Despite its sweetness, carrot stabilizes blood sugar levels. However it should be avoided by those with candida or other sugar sensitivities. One cup of carrot juice daily in the morning can help eliminate pinworms and roundworms in children. They are rich in silicon and potassium. Too much of the concentrated juice can turn your skin orange.
>About Carrot
Ancestors of the wild carrot came from Iran and Afghanistan, the center of genetic diversity for carrot. Carrots were bred from a species of wild carrot, called Queen Anne's Lace. Originally they were grown for their aromatic leaves and seeds. Since then, selective breeding has increased sweetness, reduced bitterness, and minimized the woody core. The ancient Greeks called them, 'philon' which means love charm, because carrots were considered to make men and women more amorous.
Buying & Preparation
Japanese chefs rotate the carrot when chopping - to get unique shapes. The nutrients in carrots are concentrated in or close to the skin, so buy organic and consume unpeeled for maximum results.
Cooking Carrot
Carrots are cooked in soups, shredded in carrot cake, juiced, or pureed in baby food. They are popular in salads throughout the Middle East. In India carrots are cooked into a sweet, rich dessert called carrot halwa. The greens and seeds of the carrot are also edible. Raw carrots are difficult to chew, strengthening your jaw muscles and bones.
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AYURVEDA'S GUIDE TO VITALITY & WHOLESOME NOURISHMENT
Your Ayurvedic diet is tailored to your individual body and your specific imbalances.
With an Ayurvedic diet you feel joy and satisfaction because what you are eating truly nourishes and balances you.
Disease results from diets and lifestyles that are incompatible with your nature.
By eating a personalized diet matched to your body, you experience optimal health.
See How it Works.
Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics
(gunas).
Aggravating them weakens your body and causes imbalance.
By knowing which biocharacteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct metabolic imbalances before you get sick.
Every biocharacteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold).
You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite biocharacteristic.
Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food.
Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body.
Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food.
Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods.
Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion.
Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste.
One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes.
The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent.
Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?
Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.
Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.
Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.
Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.
The 3 metabolic body types
(doshas),
are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).
Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.
Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.
Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia.
They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature.
Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.
Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritates and heats up the body and liver.
Cold and dry with a slow, variable or erratic metabolism. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant. Analytical, intelligent, detail oriented and creative. Prone to ojas depletion, dehydration, an overactive nervous system, and depression.
Hot and oily with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body. Vigorous, vivacious, outgoing and generous, and prone to impulsivity and self indulgence. Bullish and intense when out of balance.
Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Carrot
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary.
The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.
A class of laxative that adds bulk and water to stools. The large size of the stool stimulates peristalsis so the stool can pass more easily through the colon. It is important to drink plenty of water when using high fiber laxatives, as they can be dehydr
A tonic herb restores function through strengthening tissue. This can happen through a combination of nourishing the tissue, and invigorating tissue metabolism. The tonic should not be withering, as in caffeine.
Strengthens the lungs. Lung tonics include antifibrotic, vessel tonic, or nourishing herbs with an affinity for the lungs. They aid recovery in acute or chronic lung conditions.
STRONG ANTIOXIDANT
An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals that lead to a chain reaction causing damage or death to cells. Antioxidants terminate these oxidation reactions.
Restores the proper function of the body by cleansing the blood and balancing blood chemistry. In Ayurveda terms, they pacify Pitta in rakta. They were traditionally used to revitalize and detoxify after a long winter.
An herb that produces more blood cells in the body, or otherwise improves blood cell quality or hemoglobin content. Helpful for anemia and other types of deficiency.
Herbs that promote urine formation, thereby flushing the kidneys and urinary tract while eliminating any excess water retention. As diuretics reduce water retention, they are often used to reduce blood pressure.
Cholagogues stimulate the production & release of bile from the liver & gallbladder. This refreshes and cleanses these organs, as well as increases bile in the small intestines.
An herb that strengthens the liver. It is helpful for people with a history of substance abuse, chronic liver issues from hepatitis and hemolytic anemias. Generally, liver tonics are oily, cool, sweet, mildly sour, or contain beta-carotene.
In each study below, students from the
Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda ate the selected food for 3 days and reported the effects.
See other studies of food & herbs at Joyful Belly.
TEMPERATURE/CIRCULATION
How did Carrot affect your temperature?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
7
16
8
0
Much colder
Slightly colder
Same
Slightly warmer
Much warmer
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your ear temperature?
35
28
21
14
7
0
1
28
3
Hotter
No Change
Cooler
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your sweat quantity?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
1
30
1
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect the color of your skin?
25
20
15
10
5
0
2
2
6
0
22
Yellower/Greener
Paler
Redder
Grayer
No Change
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect the color of your tongue body?
30
24
18
12
6
0
3
5
0
24
Paler
Redder
Bluer
No Change
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect the swelling of your tongue body?
35
28
21
14
7
0
1
1
30
More Swelling
Less Swelling
No Change
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your appetite/hunger?
15
12
9
6
3
0
6
12
9
4
1
Much less hungry
Slightly less hungry
Same
Slightly hungrier
Much hungrier
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your digestion speed?
15
12
9
6
3
0
1
13
13
5
0
Much faster
Slightly faster
Same
Slightly slower
Much slower
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
TOXINS
How did Carrot affect the amount of gas & bloating?
25
20
15
10
5
0
2
5
20
5
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your stool smell?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
6
24
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
20
16
12
8
4
0
2
11
18
1
0
Much smaller
Slightly less
Same
Slightly larger coating
Much larger
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect the color of your tongue coating?
25
20
15
10
5
0
3
1
1
5
22
Yellower
Browner
Grayer
Whiter
No Change
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your throat soreness?
31
25
19
13
7
1
3
27
2
More sore
No Change
Less sore
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your urine smell?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
2
25
5
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
1
29
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Many more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your sweat smell?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
1
29
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your acne?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
30
2
More acne
No Change
Less acne
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your freckles/moles?
40
32
24
16
8
0
0
32
0
Darker
No Change
Lighter
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?
30
24
18
12
6
0
2
0
0
0
6
Redder/Bloodshot
Yellower
Grayer
Browner
Whiter
24
No Change
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect the color of the lower eye lid?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
1
30
1
More green/dark green
More purple
No Change
Less green/purple
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
HYDRATION
How did Carrot affect your urine frequency/quantity?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
3
22
7
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect the dryness of your skin?
32
26
20
14
8
2
3
4
25
Drier
Oilier
No Change
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
25
6
Puffier
No Change
Less Puffy
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect the cracks on your tongue?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
1
23
7
0
Larger/longer/more cracks
Slightly more
Same
Slightly less/smaller/shorter
Much less
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
FLUID-THICKNESS
How did Carrot affect your ear pressure?
35
28
21
14
7
0
1
28
3
More pressure
No Change
Less pressure
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your congestion?
22
18
14
10
6
2
3
20
9
More congestion
No Change
Less congestion
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?
31
25
19
13
7
1
2
24
6
More thick
No Change
Less thick
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
NERVOUS-SYSTEM
How did Carrot affect your energy levels?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
2
17
11
2
Much less energy
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more energy
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your muscle tension?
25
20
15
10
5
0
1
10
20
1
0
Much less tension
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more tension
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your anxiety?
20
16
12
8
4
0
3
11
17
1
0
Much less anxiety
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more anxiety
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect the stillness of your tongue?
31
25
19
13
7
1
5
25
2
More still
No Change
More Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
DIGESTION
How did Carrot affect your digestion speed?
15
12
9
6
3
0
1
13
13
5
0
Much faster
Slightly faster
Same
Slightly slower
Much slower
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect the amount of gas & bloating?
25
20
15
10
5
0
2
5
20
5
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your appetite/hunger?
15
12
9
6
3
0
6
12
9
4
1
Much less hungry
Slightly less hungry
Same
Slightly hungrier
Much hungrier
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect burning sensations in digestive tract (do not include acid reflux)?
25
20
15
10
5
0
2
8
22
0
0
Much relief
Slight relief
Same
Slightly more burning
Much more burning
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
TONGUE
How did Carrot affect the color of your tongue body?
30
24
18
12
6
0
3
5
0
24
Paler
Redder
Bluer
No Change
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect the color of your tongue coating?
25
20
15
10
5
0
3
1
1
5
22
Yellower
Browner
Grayer
Whiter
No Change
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect the swelling of your tongue body?
35
28
21
14
7
0
1
1
30
More Swelling
Less Swelling
No Change
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect the stillness of your tongue?
31
25
19
13
7
1
5
25
2
More still
No Change
More Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
20
16
12
8
4
0
2
11
18
1
0
Much smaller
Slightly less
Same
Slightly larger coating
Much larger
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect the cracks on your tongue?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
1
23
7
0
Larger/longer/more cracks
Slightly more
Same
Slightly less/smaller/shorter
Much less
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
STOOL
How did Carrot affect your stool lightness?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
9
21
2
0
Much lighter
Slightly lighter
Same
Slightly darker
Much darker
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your stool smell?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
6
24
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your stool consistency?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
10
19
3
0
Much softer
Slightly softer
Same
Slightly harder
Much harder
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your stool frequency/quantity?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
6
17
8
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your stool color?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
0
1
13
18
More yellow
More gray
More green
More orange
Same
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
URINE
How did Carrot affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
1
29
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Many more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your urine clarity?
31
25
19
13
7
1
2
25
5
More cloudy
Same
More clear
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your urine smell?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
2
25
5
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your urine lightness?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
3
25
4
0
Much lighter
Slightly lighter
Same
Slightly Darker
Much Darker
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your urine frequency/quantity?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
3
22
7
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
SWEAT
How did Carrot affect your sweat quantity?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
1
30
1
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your sweat smell?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
1
29
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
SKIN
How did Carrot affect your freckles/moles?
40
32
24
16
8
0
0
32
0
Darker
No Change
Lighter
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your acne?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
30
2
More acne
No Change
Less acne
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect the dryness of your skin?
32
26
20
14
8
2
3
4
25
Drier
Oilier
No Change
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect the color of your skin?
25
20
15
10
5
0
2
2
6
0
22
Yellower/Greener
Paler
Redder
Grayer
No Change
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
EYE
How did Carrot affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?
30
24
18
12
6
0
2
0
0
0
6
Redder/Bloodshot
Yellower
Grayer
Browner
Whiter
24
No Change
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect the color of the lower eye lid?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
1
30
1
More green/dark green
More purple
No Change
Less green/purple
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
25
6
Puffier
No Change
Less Puffy
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
ENT
How did Carrot affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?
31
25
19
13
7
1
2
24
6
More thick
No Change
Less thick
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your ear temperature?
35
28
21
14
7
0
1
28
3
Hotter
No Change
Cooler
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your congestion?
22
18
14
10
6
2
3
20
9
More congestion
No Change
Less congestion
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your ear pressure?
35
28
21
14
7
0
1
28
3
More pressure
No Change
Less pressure
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your throat soreness?
31
25
19
13
7
1
3
27
2
More sore
No Change
Less sore
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
HEART
How did Carrot affect your heart rhythm?
30
24
18
12
6
0
1
27
4
More palpitations
Same
Less palpitations
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your heart pain/pressure/cramping?
35
28
21
14
7
0
1
3
28
0
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your heart rate?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
5
26
1
0
Much slower
Slightly slower
Same
Slightly faster
Much faster
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
SYSTEMIC
How did Carrot affect your energy levels?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
2
17
11
2
Much less energy
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more energy
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your muscle tension?
25
20
15
10
5
0
1
10
20
1
0
Much less tension
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more tension
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your anxiety?
20
16
12
8
4
0
3
11
17
1
0
Much less anxiety
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more anxiety
Much more
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
How did Carrot affect your temperature?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
7
16
8
0
Much colder
Slightly colder
Same
Slightly warmer
Much warmer
Total Responses: 32 Study ID:123 (2022-02-01 - 2023-02-13)
Carrot may be beneficial for these symptoms.
The suitability of any food for a condition is highly dependent on the individual.
Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.
We will use this information to better predict food that helps you.
CONTRAINDICATED FOR THESE SYMPTOMS
Carrot may be harmful or contraindicated for these symptoms.
Note this is not a complete list of all possible contraindications.
Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.
Herb Drug Interaction Risk
Here are some potential herb drug interactions with Carrot. Please see your health care provider for more information.
Alterative: Anything that strengthens or cleanses the liver can clear drugs more quickly, requiring a higher dose.
Cholagogue: Anything that strengthens or cleanses the liver can clear drugs more quickly, requiring a higher dose.
Diuretic: Diuretics may clear pharmaceutical drugs more quickly, lowering the effect. Avoid if taking water pills or pharmaceutical diuretics.
Hypotensive: Herbs that lower blood pressure can magnify the effect of blood pressure reducing pharmaceuticals.
Livotonic: Anything that strengthens or cleanses the liver can clear drugs more quickly, requiring a higher dose.
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Carrot is recommended for Autumn-Winter. Check out these other Autumn-Winter foods here.
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“Carrots increase pitta. There are a quite a few errors in doshas and gunas of many foods on this site. Otherwise great site. Hope the mistakes are rectified in the near future."
“Raw carrots, in particular, do have some pungency which can increase pitta if taken in excess. When cooked their alkalising nature and Vitamin A content can be very helpful for the pitta blood and liver. As always, it will depend on the individual's constitution.We would suggest pittas take their carrots cooked to benefit from their sweet taste. A recipe like this kale and carrot soup would be perfect! https://www.joyfulbelly.com/Ayurveda/recipe/Kale-Carrot-Soup-with-Ginger-Fennel-Lime/3089"
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Exhausted? Raw carrots, and especially carrot juice have a mild pungency that is stimulating & exhilarating. They increase your energy (prana or Qi), which has earned carrots the title 'tiny ginseng' and the 'king of juices'. 
