Carrot Seed Essential Oil Health Benefits Facts

Carrot Seed Essential Oil health benefits can be attributed to its properties like anti septic, disinfectant, detoxifier, anti oxidant, anti carcinogenic, carminative, depurative, diuretic, emenagogue, stimulant, cytophylactic, tonic, Vermifuge etc.

Carrot Seed Essential Oil Medicinal Properties and Health Facts

Anti Oxidant

Carrot Seed essential oil can retain your youth and look refreshingly young when your friends start aging.

Anti oxidants can repair all the damages done to your tissues by the oxidants (free radicals) and stop them from doing further harm.

Anti oxidants do not let your skin go wrinkled, your hair white, joints go immovable, your muscles go loose and your eyes lose eyesight.

Anti oxidants can work other miracles too, like, protect you from Macular Degeneration, sexual weakness, weak digestion, some forms of cancer and other problems related to aging.

Anti Septic, Anti Viral & Disinfectant

Carrot Seed essential oil can cure infections, protect you from them and has anti septic properties, that is, it can prevent tetanus.

Externally applied, Carrot Seed essential oil can cure infections on skin and in wounds and even protect from new infections.

Internally taken, it helps cure infections of throat, mouth, colon, stomach, intestines and urinary system.

It is miraculously effective in curing sores, gangrene, psoriasis, ulcers, rashes, carbuncles and such problems, even curing viral infection of the whole respiratory system, thus benefiting in bronchitis.

It is effective in fighting other viral infections such as in case of flu, mumps, cough and cold, measles etc.

Detoxifier

Carrot Seed essential oil has ability to detoxify the blood, tissues, muscles and internal organs like liver and kidneys.

It can neutralize excess bile secreted from liver and can help cure infection of liver in cases of jaundice.

It removes accumulation of toxins like uric acid from the blood, tissues, muscles and joints, thereby helping cure edema, arthritis, gout, rheumatism etc.

Carcinogenic

Recent studies have shown the Carrot Seed essential oil is beneficial in curing some forms of cancer too, especially those of mouth, throat, stomach, prostrate, kidneys etc.

These anti carcinogenic properties can be attributed partly to its anti oxidant properties, and partly to the other medicinal properties of its components.

Carminative

Carrot Seed essential oil will remove the gases from the intestines, if you have a bloated stomach.

Depurative

Carrot Seed essential oil can purify all the organic systems inside our body, particularly the circulatory, digestive and the excretory systems.

Carrot Seed essential oil removes toxins like uric acid, urea, insecticides, pesticides and other chemicals which get into our body with our food and water and help restore their health.

Diuretic

Carrot Seed essential oil is diuretic in nature.

Carrot Seed essential oil increases urination.

It may seem that there is no apparent benefit of this property, but you will be surprised to see that urination alone can keep you safe from many ailments.

Each time you urinate, some fat (almost 4% of the volume of water), a lot of toxic substances (uric acid, bile, poisonous stuffs etc.) and microbes causing infections in the urinary system and otherwise, are removed from the body with urine.

Then it reduces blood pressure and cleans the kidneys. It is also helpful in clearing renal calculi.

Emenagogue

Emenagogue is a property which makes menstruations easy, less painful and regular.

This helps when somebody is suffering from irregular and obstructed menses.

Stimulant

Carrot Seed essential oil is also a stimulant.

Carrot Seed essential oil stimulates circulation and metabolism.

It also stimulates secretion of hormones, enzymes, gastric juices, bile and the peristaltic motion of the intestines, thus keeping all the organic systems active.

It also stimulates brain functions and nerves, thus making you more alert and active.

Cytophylactic

Carrot Seed essential oil stimulates the growth of new cells and tissues.

Tonic

Carrot Seed essential oil tones.

It tones up tissues and muscles and increases their efficiencies; it tones liver, stomach and the whole digestive system, regulates flow of digestive juices and brings the digestive system to order; it tones skin and prevents it from hanging loose.

Vermifuge

Carrot Seed essential oil can kill…

…the worms in your intestines.

It may help children get rid of this annoying problem.

Other Benefits

Carrot Seed essential oil is widely used in aromatherapy due to its mild and soothing earthy aroma which is very effective in relieving stress and anxiety and gives a refreshing feeling.

It is good on skin and protects it from wrinkles.

It also relieves muscle aches, cures anorexia, enhances production of erythrocytes and improves eye sight, brightness etc.

Blending

Although blending is conditional and there are different blends for different purposes, Carrot Seed Essential Oil goes well with Bergamot, Juniper, Lavender, Lemon, Lime, Orange, Avocado, Cedar Wood and Geranium oil.

Few Words of Caution: Pregnant ladies should avoid, otherwise no threat.

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Carrot Seed Essential Oil Facts

Carrot Seed essential oil, as the name suggests, are extracted by steam distillation, primarily from the dried seeds and secondarily from the dried plant itself, of Wild Carrot.

Wild Carrot, scientifically named as Daucus Carota, is common in Europe and is also known by another name “Queen Anne’s Lace” there.

Apart from the components like Alpha Pinene, Beta Pinene, Gamma Terpinene, Limonene, Camphene, Sabinene, Myrcene, Beta Bisabolene, Carotol and Geranyl Acetate, Carrot Seed oil is rich in Carotene and Vitamin-A, both of which are blessings for eyes and effective anti oxidants.

Carrot Seed Essential Oil Basic Facts

Botanical Name: Daucus carota

Common Method of Extraction: Steam Distilled

Color: Golden Yellow

Consistency: Thin – Medium

Perfumery Note: Middle

Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium – Strong, Lingering Aroma

Aromatic Description: Earthy, woody, warm. It does not resemble the smell of carrots and is considered harsh or unpleasant by some.

Possible Uses Of Carrot Seed Essential Oil

Eczema, gout, mature skin, toxin build-up, water retention.

By Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils, Pg 57-60

Constituents of Carrot Seed Essential Oil

A-pinene, camphene, B-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, y-terpinene, limonene, B-bisabolene, geranyl acetate, Carotol.

By B. Lawrence, “Carrot Seed Oil,” Perfumer & Flavorist, August/September 1980, Pg 29

Cited in Salvatore Battaglia, The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy (Australia: The Perfect Potion, 1997) Pg 149

Safety Information When Using Carrot Seed Essential Oil

Robert Tisserand, in Essential Oil Safety, does not indicate any special precautions when using this oil.

By Robert Tisserand, Essential Oil Safety (United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone, 1995), Pg 204.

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