BEET ROOT

Botanical Name: Beta vulgaris

Indian Name: Chukandar

Common Name: Garden beet

Beet root is a vegetable with red juicy tonic that is very good for health. It is available in different shapes and sizes such as oval, round, flat, half long, long and short-top shaped. It is highly rich in carbohydrate in the form of sugar and also contains little protein and fat. It is a very good ingredient for salad and can also be steamed, boiled or cooked.

The beet tonic juice is a natural source of sugar and contains phosphorus, calcium, chlorine, iodine, iron, sulphur, sodium, potassium, copper, vitamins B₁, B₂, niacin, B₆, C and P.

Health Benefits of Beets

Beets has very high healing qualities and serves as a detoxifier for kidney and gall bladder cleansing. Some ailments that can be remedied by Beet root include:

1.      Constipation and Piles: Beet root acts as stool softener and thus prevent chronic constipation and Haemorrhoids(Piles)

2.      Skin problems: Use the boiled water of Beet root to cure skin disorders such as boils, pimples and skin inflammation.

3.      Anaemia: The red juicy tonic of Beet root helps the replication of red blood cells and supplies fresh oxygen to the body. This makes it an excellent remedy for anaemia.

4. Dandruff: Beet root in combination with vinegar is a very good remedy for dandruff. Apply this mixture thoroughly to the scalp and leave to penetrate overnight.

5. Digestive disorders: Beet red tonic juice mixed with lime can be used in the treatment of hepatitis, jaundice, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting and dysentery.
 
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