*Beetroot was used as a treatment for a variety of conditions, especially illnesses relating to digestion and the blood. Bartolomeo Platina recommended taking beetroot with garlic to nullify the effects of "garlic-breath".
*In preliminary research, beetroot juice reduced blood pressure in hypertensive animals[11] and so may have an effect on mechanisms of cardiovascular disease.
==Common name==
* '''English''' - Beetroot
* '''Kannada''' - ಬೀಟ್ರೂಟ್
* '''Hindi''' - Chukandar
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