Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota):
It is found in fields, meadows, waste areas, roadsides, disturbed habitats, and can be located in both tall grass prairies and eastern deciduous forests . They are very hardy, thrive in a dry environment, and bloom from May to October..The seed oil is used for severe diarrhea (dysentery), indigestion, and intestinal gas.
Queen Anne's Lace contains high amounts of osthol, a calcium channel blocker which is uses as a antihypertensive drug against large vessel stiffness, and daucosterol, which promotes the proliferation of neural stem cells.
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Queen anne's lace (wild carrot): Uses, Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings - WebMD. (n.d.). Retrieved September 5, 2015, from http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-887-queen%20anne's%20lace%20%28wild%20carrot%29.aspx?activeingredientid=887&activeingredientname=queen+anne%27s+lace+%28wild+carrot%29
Daucus carota. (2015, July 26). Retrieved September 5, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daucus_carota
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Naturalmedicinefacts. (2015). Top plants containing Osthole. Retrieved September 5, 2015, from http://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/chemical/19100.html
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