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The beetroot is the taproot portion of the beet plant,[1] usually known in North America as the beet, also table beet, garden beet, red beet, or golden beet. It is one of several of the cultivated varieties of Beta vulgaris grown for their edible taproots and their leaves. Other than as a food, beets have use as a food colouring and as a medicinal plant. Many beet products are made from other Beta vulgaris varieties, particularly sugar beet.
 
The beetroot is the taproot portion of the beet plant,[1] usually known in North America as the beet, also table beet, garden beet, red beet, or golden beet. It is one of several of the cultivated varieties of Beta vulgaris grown for their edible taproots and their leaves. Other than as a food, beets have use as a food colouring and as a medicinal plant. Many beet products are made from other Beta vulgaris varieties, particularly sugar beet.
  
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== Uses ==
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|tumours}}, {{Uses|anaemia}}, {{Uses|yellow jaundice}}, {{Uses|ringing ears}}, {{Uses|alleviate toothache}}, {{Uses|cancer}}, {{Uses|dandruff}}, {{Uses|leukaemia}}, {{Uses|bladder infections}}.
  
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*Usually the deep purple roots of beetroot are eaten boiled, roasted or raw, and either alone or combined with any salad vegetable.
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==Parts Used==
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*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".
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}.
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*In preliminary research, beetroot juice reduced blood pressure in hypertensive animals[11] and so may have an effect on mechanisms of cardiovascular disease.
 
  
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==Common name==
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==Chemical Composition==
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Beetroots (Beta vulgaris) are rich in valuable, active compounds such as carotenoids (Dias et al., 2009), glycine betaine, (de Zwart et al., 2003), saponins (Atamanova et al., 2005), betacyanines (Patkaiet al., 1997), folates (Jastrebova et al., 2003), betanin, polyphenols and flavonoids <ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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* '''English''' - Beetroot
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==Common names==
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* '''Kannada''' - ಬೀಟ್ರೂಟ್
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Greater Burdock, Bardana}}
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* '''Hindi''' - Chukandar
 
  
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== External Links ==
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
  
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beetroot Beetroot-Wikipedia]
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===Rasa===
  
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===Guna===
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===Veerya===
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Biennial plant}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple||Basal leaves forming a rosette}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|3.5–4 cm|green|5-20|Small, green, borne in clusters subtended by bracts, forming dense, usually branched inflorescences}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Flattish|7–10 mm |‘Seeds’ are actually fruits that are attached to each other and enveloped in a woody covering|many}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Beta vulgaris is originally a native of the warm temperate zone, though it has spread further north to the cold temperate zone<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Waste ground}}, {{Commonly seen|preferring calcareous soils}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows and woods}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ijser.org/researchpaper/Chemical-composition-functional-properties-and-processing-of Beetroot.pdf"chemical composition"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:164505-1 "plant description"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Beta+vulgaris "Cultivation details"]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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* [https://floridata.com/Plants/Chenopodiaceae/Beta+vulgaris/646 Beta vulgaris-description]
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* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a668 Beta vulgaris on missouri botonical garden]
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* [http://eol.org/pages/585884/details Beta vulgaris on encyclopedea of life ]
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* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889157515001003 Compositional characteristics of commercial beetroot products]
 
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Revision as of 12:23, 14 May 2018

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The beetroot is the taproot portion of the beet plant,[1] usually known in North America as the beet, also table beet, garden beet, red beet, or golden beet. It is one of several of the cultivated varieties of Beta vulgaris grown for their edible taproots and their leaves. Other than as a food, beets have use as a food colouring and as a medicinal plant. Many beet products are made from other Beta vulgaris varieties, particularly sugar beet.

Uses

tumours, anaemia, yellow jaundice, ringing ears, alleviate toothache, cancer, dandruff, leukaemia, bladder infections.

Parts Used

Leaves, stem, Roots.

Chemical Composition

Beetroots (Beta vulgaris) are rich in valuable, active compounds such as carotenoids (Dias et al., 2009), glycine betaine, (de Zwart et al., 2003), saponins (Atamanova et al., 2005), betacyanines (Patkaiet al., 1997), folates (Jastrebova et al., 2003), betanin, polyphenols and flavonoids [1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Greater Burdock, Bardana


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Biennial plant

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Basal leaves forming a rosette

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 3.5–4 cm green 5-20 Small, green, borne in clusters subtended by bracts, forming dense, usually branched inflorescences

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Flattish 7–10 mm ‘Seeds’ are actually fruits that are attached to each other and enveloped in a woody covering many {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Beta vulgaris is originally a native of the warm temperate zone, though it has spread further north to the cold temperate zone[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Waste ground, preferring calcareous soils, meadows and woods.

Photo Gallery

  • 20160704Arctium lappa1.jpg
  • 20160704Arctium lappa2.jpg
  • 20160704Arctium lappa3.jpg
  • Arctium lappa01.jpg
  • Arctium lappa02.jpg
  • ArctiumLappa1.jpg
  • ArctiumLappa2.jpg
  • ArctiumLappa3.jpg
  • ArctiumLappa4.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Beetroot.pdf"chemical composition"
  2. ↑ "plant description"
  3. ↑ "Cultivation details"

External Links

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