Carota (Daucus Carota, X.), U.S
Description
This section is from the book "A Treatise On The Materia Medica And Therapeutics Of The Skin", by Henry G. Piffard. Also available from Amazon: A Treatise On The Materia Medica And Therapeutics Of The Skin.
Carota (Daucus Carota, X.), U.S
D. Eczema rubrum (Dubois), 26, 254.
The fresh root very healing in cancerous and old ulcers, 23, 1: 387. Calms the pains of cancer and old ulcers, 49, 2: 239. Ulcers, 34, 1: 24; 48, 2: 161; and many others. Sloughing ulcers, Walker.*
Remarks
If carrots possess half the efficacy attributed to them by the older writers, they certainly deserve more extensive employment. The fresh root should be grated or scraped and applied as a poultice.
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