BEETROOT
"Beet juice can cure cancer" - Dr. Firenczi, Hungary INTRODUCTION The native home of the beet is the Mediterranean area and the South-Western Asia. The beetroot has been used as food for the last 2000 years. The early Romans and the Greeks used to consume it profusely. The Old Greeks looked upon the beet as being good for cooling the blood. The beet is a bulbous root. It resembles a top. It is of two colours Red-Violet and White. QUALITIES The beetroot is somewhat hard to digest. It is oily, cool, nutritious and a bile-controller. It improves the quality of the blood. It reddens and vitalizes the body. The betaine content of the beet helps in cleaning the stomach and the intestine. ANALYSIS OF CONTENTS Water ...