CARROT. Wild Carrot. Bird's Nest. Bee's Nest. Daucus Carota.
Internally, used for.—Dropsy, chronic kidney troubles and gravel.
Externally, used for.—Ulcers: as a poultice.
Part used.—Roots and seeds. Garden carrot, only the root is used.
Flowers (when).—June to September.
Grows (where).—In neglected fields and by roadsides.
Prepared (how).—In infusion (tea) by using one ounce to a pint of boiling water and allow it to steep, but not to boil.
Diseases, Dose, etc.—Dose, two to four ounces of the infusion, three or four times a day, for diseases mentioned. When the infusion is made from the seeds the dose is only about one-third of a teaspoonful four times daily. For external use for troublesome ulcers, scrape or grate the root and apply to the ulcers.
CATNIP. Catmint. Catwort. Nepeta Cataria.
Internally, used for.—Sweating, nervous troubles, colic and tonic.