The Magic of Carrots To Cure and to Heal Table of Contents Introduction-Knowing More about Carrots How to Grow Carrots Mulching Traditional Compost Making Carrot harvest Carrots to Heal Digestive problems Indigestion Dyspepsia Camphor Cure Constipation Flatulence Amoebic Dysentery/Diarrhea Salty buttermilk Digestive Cramps Traditional Mung Dal Khichri Increase of Spleen Carrot Pickles Gallbladder Problems Sal Ammoniac Remedy Jaundice Sugarcane Juice Remedy Watermelon remedy Tomato Juice Remedy Carrots in Traditional Cuisine Carrots Sherbet Traditional Carrot Halva Carrots Chutney /Preserve Fresh Carrots Chutney Coconut Chicken with Cashew Nuts, Basil and Carrots Moroccan Carrot Salad Refreshing Traditional Black Carrot Juice - Kanjee Carrot and Orange Marmalade Traditional Carrot Cake Traditional Carrot Soup Creamed Carrots Carrots Glazed in Butter Conclusion Appendix Rose Water Desi Ghee-Traditional Clarified Butter How to Make Coconut Cream And Coconut Milk Useful URLs Author Bio Introduction - Knowing More about Carrots If some wise man had not discovered carrots, more than 3000 BC, you would not see that wascally wabbit otherwise known as Bugs Bunny, chewing on a carrot today. The combination of rabbits and carrots is about as taken for granted as is ham and eggs, and salt and pepper. Carrots were grown in China and in Afghanistan more than 1100 years ago. China is of course the largest grower and exporter of carrots in the world today. The different varieties are yellow, purple, white and red, even though we are so used to seeing orange carrots peeping out of the mouth of Bugs as Doc stalks him . If the carrot was white or yellowish in color, we would think he was munching a horseradish... Carrots belong to the same family, as other herbs like Parsley, cumin, dill and fennel. In fact, in most countries, the carrot greens are not discarded, but they are dried and used as herbs in cooking. So the next time you decide to harvest carrots, you do not throw away the tops. Instead, dry them, and try them out as dried herbs sprinkled on your soups. 77% of the carrot taproot is made up of Beta carotene. Apart from that, It Is Rich in Vitamin A. Are carrots really good for eyesight? When I heard a friend talking to her child to eat more carrots, because that would improve his eyesight, I thought that was a really good psychological ploy to get him to eat vegetables. This has a basis on a historical fact, where the British use this psychological ploy as propaganda. Carrots were not rationed during the second world war. British technology had discovered nighttime radar, which allowed the RAF pilots to see enemy planes in the dark. So, they could attack the enemy planes. The British propaganda machine made up a story, that it was the increased use of carrots in the pilots' diet, which improved their vision, including night vision. This was accepted by the Germans, who already had some ancient traditional beliefs, saying that carrots improved eyesight. And so we children, including Dennis the Menace have to eat carrots whether we like them or not since that is what parents believe.