skip navigation, jump to main contentDorothy Bradley Atkins Medicinal Plant Garden, College of Pharmacy, UIC

Carrot (Daucus carota L.)

Family: Umbelliferae

Medicinal uses: Carotenoids are an anti-oxidant

Part used medicinally: Root

Native origin: Temperate Region

Daucus carota L.

Daucus carota L.

Photos: D. Doel Soejarto, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago