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Tonsilosis (f; PHR; PH2); Tumor (f; CRC); Ulcer (f; CRC; JFM; WBB); Uterosis (f; CRC); Wart
(f; JLH); Water Retention (f; APA; CAN; CRC; HHB); Whitlow (f; JFM); Womb (f; DEM); Worm
(1; APA; CRC; PHR; PH2); Wound (f; JFM).
Dosages (Carrot) — 1–2 raw carrots (APA); 1–2 cups carrot juice (APA); 2–4 g dry herb, or in
tea, 3 ×/day (CAN); 2–4 ml liquid extract (1:1 in 25% ethanol) 3 ×/day (CAN).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Carrot) — Seed treated as Class 2b (AHP).
CAN caution that furanocoumarins are phototoxic and may cause dermatosis. “In view of the
documented estrogenic activity and potentially toxic irritant volatile oil, excessive doses of wild
carrot during pregnancy and lactation should be avoided” (CAN). Excessive doses may interfere
with blood pressure, cardiac, and hormone medications.
Extracts (Carrot) — Weak estrogenic and antiimplantation activity reported for seed extracts.
Coumarin is a weak estrogen. Sixty percent antifertility effects in rats are reported. Conversely
20%, 40%, and 10% activities were exhibited by aqueous, alcoholic, and petrol extracts, respec-
tively. Seeds contain psychoactive myristicin (APA). Seed oil LD50 = >5000 mg/kg orl mouse;
LD50 = >5000 mg/kg der guinea pig, antispasmodic (^1 / 10 th papaverine), cardiotonic, CNS-hypnotic,
hypotensive, respiradepressant, vasodilator. Cholinergic activity reported for choline, no real sur-
prise there. British study showed that two large carrots a day for 3 weeks could lower cholesterol
by 11% (JNU). “Although carrots contain more sugar than any vegetable except beets, the fiber in
carrots prevents this sugar from surging into the bloodstream and causing insulin spikes, as the
fear-mongers would have it” (JNU). A 1995 study of carrot extracts showed that it protected the
liver from carbon-tetrachloride damage (APA). My granddaughter turns orange after eating a full
bottle of carrot baby food.
CASCARA SAGRADA (Frangula purshiana (DC.) J. G. Cooper) +Synonym — Rhamnus purshiana DC.
Activities (Cascara Sagrada) — Antibacterial (1; HH2); Antiherpetic (1; APA; HH2); Antileukemic
(1; APA); Antiseptic (1; APA; DEM); Antispasmodic (f; PED); Antiviral (1; APA; HH2); Bitter (1; PED);
Depurative (f; DEM); Diuretic (f; CRC); Emetic (1; APA; DEM); Fungicide (1; FNF); Hepatotonic (f;
PED); Hydragogue (1; PH2); Laxative (2; APA; FNF; HH2; PED; PNC; PH2; SKY); Peristaltic (2;
PNC); Poison (f; DEM); Prostaglandigenic (1; PH2); Sunscreen (f; APA); Tonic (f; DEM; PNC).
Indications (Cascara Sagrada) — Arthrosis (f; DEM); Bacteria (1; HH2); Biliousness (f; DEM;
FEL); Cancer (1; APA); Catarrh (f; FEL); Chickenpox (1; APA); Constipation (2; APA; FEL; HH2;
KOM; PH2; PNC; SKY); Cramp (f; PED); Duodenosis (f; FEL); Dysentery (f; DEM); Dyspepsia
(1; FEL; PNC); Flu (1; APA); Fungus (1; FNF); Gas (f; PED); Gastrosis (f; DEM; FEL); Gonorrhea
(f; DEM); Headache (f; FEL); Hemorrhoid (1; PNC); Hepatosis (f; DEM); Herpes (1; APA; HH2);
Infection (1; DEM; FNF); Jaundice (f; FEL); Leukemia (1; APA); Mycosis (1; FNF); Proctosis (f;
PH2); Rheumatism (f; DEM); Ringworm (1; FNF); Sciatica (f; DEM); Shingles (1; APA); Sore (f;
DEM); Swelling (f; DEM); VD (f; DEM); Virus (1; APA; HH2); Water Retention (f; CRC); Worm
(f; DEM); Wound (f; DEM).
Dosages (Cascara Sagrada) — 1 / 2 tsp powdered bark/cup water, morning and/or night, for short
periods (APA); 1–2.5 g powdered bark (PNC); 1 g bark (HHB); 1–3 g dry bark (PED); 2 g dry
bark:10 mg alcohol/10 mg water (PED); 100–300 mg dry bark extract (PNC); 2–5 ml liquid bark
extract (CAN; PNC);^1 / 2 tsp tincture (APA); 1–5 ml tincture (SKY); 2–6 ml fluid extract (APA); 1
ml (ca. 10 drops) StX (fluid); 2 (450 mg) capsules at bedtime (NH).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Cascara Sagrada) — Class 2b, 2c, 2d. Contrain-
dicated in hemorrhoids and nephropathy (CAN), intestinal obstruction, abdominal pain of unknown