An old confrontation between fans of chicks and root fans is now leveled by an instructive history with carrot seed. Once, this plant was used exclusively for its above-ground green part and seeds. Then it turned out that in terms of gastronomy, the underground part of the carrot clearly wins, and the dispute between benefit and pleasure was resolved by the victory of the latter. Perhaps this can be explained by the lack of awareness of the population in the true healing values of carrot parts. But today, when science has reached unprecedented heights, and it has become clear that there are many times more vitamins and other useful substances in the apels of the vegetable than in the root crop itself, the situation began to change dramatically.
Chemical composition
No matter how incredible it sounds, but carrot tops there are 500 more vitamins more than in the orange carrot itself. The green part of the vegetable is literally saturated with vitamin B, retinol, that is, vitamin A, and ascorbic acid, no less known as vitamin C. There are also more rare vitamins K, E and PP.
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Solid in the bottova and minerals in the form of macro - and micronutrients:
- potassium;
- gland;
- cobalt;
- calcium;
- lithium;
- sodium;
- phosphorus;
- Selena;
- aluminum;
- fluorine;
- sulfur;
- iodine.
There are also other valuable ingredients in carrot leaves such as coumarins, chlorophyll, essential oils, lysine, tannins and even caffeine.Did you know? In the European Union, carrots are considered fruit, because the Portuguese make it jam, and according to European standards, the jam is made only from fruit.
Medicinal properties
The pronounced antioxidant qualities of the carrot tops are mainly due to the solid presence of the selenium mineral in them. As a result, the use of tops helps to optimize the activity of the cardiovascular system, inhibit the arising process of early aging, and improve reproductive qualities. Selenium is so well represented in the leaves that to get its daily dose just enough a couple of stems. 
And chlorophyll paired with calcium is responsible for such valuable quality of the haulm as the ability to purify the blood system of the body from toxins and poisons.
Potassium and vitamin K optimize the activity of the heart, successfully lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients and normalize metabolic processes.
Retinol present in carrot greens actually improves vision, increases its severity and prevents eye diseases, both among myopic and far-sighted people.
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Carrot tops should be especially popular with those who want to lose weight. Infusions from it stimulate the process of digestion, activate intestinal motility, which leads to weight loss when properly aligned.
What is useful: application in medicine
Such a wide range of medicinal qualities of tops of carrots, of course, could not remain without the attention of traditional healers. For example, the presence of phytoncides in it allows you to effectively use it in the form of compresses during the treatment of wounds, ulcers, frostbites and other similar problems. 
The same ability of carrot tops as a mixture of its juice and honey to fight the pathogenic microflora is used in the treatment of throat or stomatitis.
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The antioxidant properties of this agent, which help clean the blood vessels of bad cholesterol and return their walls to flexibility and elasticity, help prevent stroke and heart attack.
Reducing blood pressure in hypertensive patients contributes to the noticeable presence of potassium and vitamin K, and the presence of calcium in the tool prevents the occurrence of osteoporosis.
One of the most valuable qualities of carrot leaves is its unique ability to effectively deal with such an ancient scourge of man as hemorrhoids, and even in the most advanced cases and at any stages of this problem.
This remarkable quality is explained by the ability of the elements contained in greens to act in the body at the cellular level, stimulating redox processes and activating the ability of cells to recover, leading to recovery.
These qualities, plus its painkillers, anti-inflammatory, anesthetic, and analgesic properties, also help to cope with problems in the gastrointestinal tract, the genitourinary system in general, and in the female reproductive system in particular.
Carrot tops can also improve potency in men, strengthen teeth and gums in children when changing teeth, eliminate swelling, treat severe coughs, soothe the nervous system after stress, eliminate insomnia and even really help with alcohol intoxication, clearing the liver and blood from poisons.
With diabetic problems, carrot tops can make the process of sugar absorption into the blood more smoothly. Containing 10 grams of sucrose per 100 grams of the product, the greens of carrots themselves can completely offset the sugar to the body. 
And the dietary fibers present in it, enriching the vessels with microelements that prevent the breakdown of sugars, contribute to the fact that glucose, which breaks down with the help of enzymes, does not affect the saturation of the blood with sugar. As a result, all is well: the vessels, and the body, and the man himself.
Cooking Application
While the citizens at the word “carrot” immediately imagined an orange root vegetable, the aerial part of this vegetable was no less widely used in the villages. And here not only the traditional economy of the villagers was manifested, but also ancient recipes inherited from their ancestors.
For example, a very popular once botvini. In addition, carrot toppers were certainly used in the manufacture of various kinds of pickles, for example, when salting tomatoes or sauerkraut, which gave the products a spicy spicy flavor.
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Today, culinary professionals are most actively using this product in the preparation of salads and soups. Many housewives are happy to make it stuffing for pies and pancakes, vegetable cutlets and casseroles. 
Harvesting and storage of raw materials
In the summer, you need to prepare not only sleds, but also carrot tops, more precisely, in the middle of summer, when orange roots are pulled out of the beds. From them should be separated greens, and it is greens. Yellowed and twisted stems for harvesting and storage are absolutely not suitable.
Then the tops are thoroughly cleaned and laid out in a thin layer (preferably on cotton) and sent for drying, which is best done in a dry and shaded place.
Important! In no case carrots should not be dried in the sun, because as a result you can miss in it a lot of useful substances.
It is best to store the product in glass containers or in cotton bags in a dry and dark place.
The freezing of greenery has recently become very popular. To do this, well-washed tops should be dried for a couple of hours, finely chopped and placed in a container or plastic bag, sent to the freezer. 
Possible harm and contraindications
Carrot tops are not able to cause any harm to a healthy person. However, if someone has temporary or permanent health problems, then there are natural contraindications that regulate the reception of this product:
- first of all it concerns persons who have an individual intolerance to the product;
- this product should also be treated with concern by people exposed to allergens;
- It is not recommended to use tops and people who have problems with the gastrointestinal tract during an exacerbation of peptic ulcer, with increased acidity of the gastric juice, during the inflammatory process in the large intestine, with ulcerative colitis and with intestinal upset;
- the ability of this product to lower blood pressure is fraught with trouble for people suffering from hypotension;
- People who have very sensitive skin, when tactile in contact with the leaf, because of the substances in it, furocoumarins can get irritated on the skin or even inflammation.
Important! Pregnant women are forbidden to take funds with the presence of carrot tops. Its ability to increase the tone of the uterus can lead to miscarriage or premature birth.
How to take carrot tops
There are three types of taking this drug for the treatment and prevention of diseases.
Tea
To make tea from this product, it is necessary for each cup of water to take a teaspoon of finely chopped tops - fresh, dry or thawed. Freshly boiled water should be poured into the teapot, then let it brew for ten minutes. 
It is not recommended to drink this tea more than three glasses a day, as it is not just a pleasant drink, but also a therapeutic agent, which, if used regularly, can prevent many of the diseases listed above and even cure them. For example, such as varicose veins and hemorrhoids, or blurred vision.
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Decoction
This tool is well proven when taking to strengthen the body and strengthen the immune system. Also valuable is a decoction of carrots vershki for the treatment of hemorrhoids, varicose veins, prostatitis, cystitis and edema.
To make it, you need 250 milliliters of boiled water to fill a tablespoon of crushed tops. Then the mixture should be boiled in a water bath for a quarter of an hour, then cooled and filtered.
200 milliliters of decoction is best taken in the interval between dinner and going to bed. 
Infusion
In the treatment of hemorrhoids can be applied and the infusion of this tool. To prepare it, you need to turn 20 grams of dried tops into powder, pour half a liter of boiling water and leave to infuse for half a day. The infusion should be taken 4-5 times daily for two months.
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The same infusion can be taken to cleanse the body of poisons and slags. A day should drink three glasses of infusion for a quarter of an hour minutes before meals.
As an effective remedy for tonsillitis, laryngitis, stomatitis and tonsillitis can be an infusion of 10 grams of tops, 10 grams of honey and 200 grams of water.
Dried herbs should be ground in powder and boiled over for 15 minutes, then filtered and brewed honey. Then 3-4 times a day, this infusion should rinse your mouth and throat. 
This is how the carrot tops, obviously losing the roots in culinary qualities, bypassed them with great advantage in terms of their utility and undoubted healing properties. But in general, this vegetable is not in vain in the leading places in all gardens of the world.
