DOSE: Infusion of seeds, herb, or both, 1 teaspoonful to 1 pint of boiling water, steeped 30 minutes, 3–4
cupfuls daily.
EXTERNALLY: Grated root made into a poultice is recommended for ulcers, abscesses, carbuncles,
scrofula, cancerous sores, and bad wounds. The leaves bruised and applied with honey are also cleansing
to running sores or ulcers. Apply according to severity, fresh with each application.
RUSSIAN EXPERIENCE: Markov, wild carrot, grows everywhere in Russia except the extreme north. Folk
medicine: Decoctions of the plant for worms and as laxative; decoction of the whole plant for liver,
gallbladder, and jaundice conditions. Roots along for anemia (Bello-Russ. Academy of Science, Minsk,
1965). Externally: For swelling and abscesses crush the whole plant. Decoctions to bathe children when
skin becomes yellow (Bello-Russ. Academy of Science, Minsk, 1965). Clinically: Doucorin extract is
one of the many properties found in carrots. Clinically prepared as a mild laxative, antispasmodic, and
for avitaminosis, arterisclerosis, and coronary deficiences with the symptoms of stenocardia (Atlas,
Moscow, 1963).