Difference between revisions of "Beta vulgaris - Raktagrnjana"

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The beetroot is the taproot portion of the beet plant usually known in North America as the beet and table 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	kempu gadde
Hindi	Chukandar
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	Beetroot

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

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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

Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

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

Inflorescence (sugar beet)
Inflorescence (sugar beet)
Inflorescence (sugar beet)

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] Beetroot.pdf "chemical composition"

[Leaf-2] "plant description"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] "Cultivation details"

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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 usually known in North America as the beet and table beet.
 ==Uses==