गाजरम् - Daucus carota
Name - गृञ्जनं
Botanical name - Daucus carota
Description - Hairy tuberous herbs with pinnatisect leaves. Flowers white, in umbels. Fruits bristly
Chemical Constituents- Fruits contain volatile oil. Essential oil contains (+)daucene and other sesquiterpene like alpha-pinene, nopinene, sabineene, dipentene, p-thymol, linalool, geraniol, hergamotrin, Beta-bisabolene, etc. Seeds contain daucol
Use - Infusion of roots considered diuretic, deobstruent and stimulant
