Carrot Seed (Reconstitution)
Description
The carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus) is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow varieties exist.
It has a crisp texture when fresh. The most commonly eaten part of a carrot is a taproot, although the greens are sometimes eaten as well.
It is a domesticated form of the wild carrot Daucus carota, native to Europe and southwestern Asia.
The domestic carrot has been selectively bred for its greatly enlarged and more palatable, less woody-textured edible taproot.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reports that world production of carrots and turnips.
The word is first recorded in English around 1530 and was borrowed from Middle French carotte, itself from Late Latin carota, from Greek ?a??t?? karoton, originally from the Indo-European root *ker- (horn), due to its horn-like shape.
In Old English, carrots (typically white at the time) were not clearly distinguished from parsnips.Carrot seed oil is far removed from the ubiquitous orange vegetable and should not be mistaken for the cheaper macerated carrot oil.
This humble essential oil is packed with natural healing properties, which have been used since time immemorial by ancient Greeks and Indians. Learn more about carrot seed oil and how to get the most out of this plant oil.
Carrot seed oil is derived from the dried seeds of the wild carrot plant (Daucus carota) of the Apiaceae or Umbelliferae family.
Its plant source is an annual or biennial plant with hairy leaves and umbels of white lacy flowers and purple centers.
Also popularly called wild Queen Anne's lace, its native origins can be traced back to Egypt, France, and India.
Carrot seed oil has a viscous consistency, a yellowish brown color,2 and a distinct woody, earthy, and root-like fragrance.
Carrot Seed Essential Oil benefits in aromatherapy is one of the most powerful detoxifiers and skin rejuvenators in comparison to all the other essential oils.
Aromatic benefits are calming, restorative, spiritual, and supportive.