Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Falcarinol (carotatoxin) is a natural pesticide and fatty alcohol found in carrots (Daucus carota) red ginseng (Panax ginseng) and ivy. In carrots it occurs in a concentration of approximately 2 mg/kg. As a toxin it protects roots from fungal diseases such as liquorice rot that causes black spots on the roots during storage.
