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Nature has placed countless benefits in this vegetable

Muhammad Farooq Danish

Beetroot is a vegetable that turns red when it is in the pot. Beetroot is actually a root that grows underground. Its color is red. First it was in the continent of Africa, from there to China. It was grown in India and from there this vegetable came to the countries of the subcontinent. In Europe it is considered a fruit.

Nature has placed countless benefits in this vegetable.

Beetroot also has many medicinal benefits. This is why people in Iran and Afghanistan drink beetroot juice as a drink, while other countries, especially in Europe, prepare dishes from beetroot leaves. Other food items are prepared from beetroot. It is a very healthy vegetable in all respects. Protein, vitamin, salts, etc. are found in abundance in beetroot.

These ingredients are important for the growth of the body. It makes extra blood in the body and is excellent for brain performance. It is also important for the strength of bones and teeth, as it is rich in calcium, iron, phosphorus etc.

Beetroot is very useful for stomach diseases, its use can cure intestinal, liver and stomach diseases, it prevents stomach ulcers, stomach and liver edema and other stomach diseases.
By eating it as a salad, the digestion is correct and there is no complaint of constipation. Besides stomach diseases, beetroot is also very useful for chronic fever, cold, headache, neck, muscle pain, nervous weakness and physical fatigue. Beetroot is also very useful in jaundice, blood cancer and tuberculosis. It is especially beneficial in ulcers. It is best to eat it raw as a salad.

In Europe, hotels make chips of it. If a medium-sized beetroot is boiled and eaten daily, redness will appear on the face in a few weeks.

Jaundice patients are also given pills made from beetroot juice. Apart from this, lemon juice mixed with beetroot drink is advised for nausea, indigestion, gas, heartburn, dysentery etc. Is.
Beetroot is also excellent for skin diseases and is full of nutrients.

Beetroot juice helps to open the blocked blood vessels in high blood pressure, heart disease and remove blood disorders. In the treatment of skin diseases, especially nail, acne, pimples and other skin diseases.

 It is very useful. Its powder and oil are applied on wounds and boils and it heals quickly. Elders also used beetroot flowers as medicine and used in the treatment of leprosy. For better health. The continuous use of beetroot is considered necessary. In short, the use of beetroot is very useful. It can be used both as food and medicine.