Beetroot is one of the most delicious vegetables, which is part of many delicious dishes. But in addition, it has a huge number of healing properties, so beetroot treatment has been and is one of the most effective traditional medicine.
Beneficial features
Beetroot contains a lot of useful vitamins and minerals that our body needs so much. Therefore, before we begin to understand the recipes for treating beets, let's find out all about its biochemical composition.
- The lipotropic substance betaine makes beets an indispensable tool in regulating fat metabolism and normalizing blood pressure.
- Magnesium makes the vegetable extremely useful for the treatment of hypertension and atherosclerosis.
- Folic acid in beets makes it vital for pregnant women, as it helps to form a healthy baby’s nervous system.
- The high iodine content in the root crop makes it useful for the treatment of iodine deficiency diseases of the thyroid gland.
- Betacyanin pigment gives beets the ability to prevent the development of cancer cells and contributes to the treatment of cancer.
- The boron compounds in the vegetable make it an excellent remedy for hormonal imbalance.
- Vitamins A, B, C and P as part of the root crop contribute to the overall health of a person.
Contraindications
However, before proceeding with beetroot treatment, one should learn about some of the harm of the root crop that it can cause to the body, and its contraindications.
- A large amount of beets consumed interferes with the absorption of calcium by the body, so this vegetable should not be eaten by those who suffer from osteoporosis or are predisposed to this disease.
- The root crop has a large dose of sugar, so it should be used less for those who suffer from diabetes.
- Due to the content of oxalic acid in beets, it should not be used in any case for the treatment of any diseases if you have an urolithiasis or kidney pathology.
- Since beets give a laxative effect, it can not be used for diarrhea.
Vascular cleansing
If you have problems with the vessels, and the tests showed the presence of high cholesterol in the blood, folk beetroot treatment, already tested by many people, will help you. According to reviews, the best in this case is beetroot infusion or juice. To make the juice, you just need to pass the beets through a blender or grate them and then squeeze with gauze, after which you can drink 100 ml per day for a couple of weeks. But here the main thing is not to overdo it with the dosage, because, judging by the reviews, in case of an overdose, dizziness, nausea or diarrhea can occur.
But in order to prepare a decoction, you will need to take a kilogram of beets, 2 bunches of nettles and 3 liters of boiled water. We clean the vegetable, wash it, finely chop it and pour boiling water there, drop the nettle there, and you can take the drug for a month, drinking a glass after a meal. The main thing is to prepare a fresh snobbie with bunches of nettles every day to prevent the drink from fermenting.
Kvass according to Bolotov
It will be very effective to treat beet liver and cleanse the entire body with beet kvass. It also contributes to overall recovery and weight loss, which is proved by many women who often used it in order to lose weight, after which they claimed that they could not only achieve the desired, but also feel better. To make such kvass, you need:
- a kilogram of beets;
- a teaspoon of sour cream;
- 2 tablespoons of sugar;
- 2 liters of whey.
First of all, we clean the beets and three on a grater or chop in a blender. Then we throw it in a three-liter jar, and in another container we mix whey, sour cream and sugar, which we put on fire and heat to 35 ° C. Then, with the heated whey, fill the beets, cover the jar with gauze folded in several layers, and put it for a week in a warm place so that the liquid ferments. In addition, every couple of days it will be necessary to approach the container with whey and beetroot, and remove mold from there. And in a week, the jar can be hidden in the refrigerator, where it will stand for about 5 days, and the kvass will be ready. You will need to drink it about 1-2 months three times a day 30 minutes before meals. And, judging by the reviews about him, the effect of taking kvass will be just fantastic.
Beetroot for male and female strength
Judging by the reviews on the treatment of beets, this root crop is very helpful for men suffering from problems with potency, and women who have entered the climax threshold. Men, according to ancient recipes of traditional medicine, will just need to eat daily a small beetroot cooked in their uniform, and then peeled and cut so that it is more convenient to eat. The main thing is not to salt and pepper, you only need to cook the vegetable until cooked, peel and eat. According to men, this makes the seed much more abundant, and the potency stronger.
Women often suffer from menopause, and it often happens that it causes severe pain and bleeding. In this case, beets can also help. To do this, make juice from fresh beets and carrots, mixing them in a ratio of 1: 2, and drink such a drink every day in the morning. The course of treatment should be about two weeks, after which the state of health will normalize, and in the future the menopause will go completely painless.
Treatment of beet rhinitis and tonsillitis
With the cure of the common cold, sore throat and inflammation of the tonsils, the root crop will also help, which is enough to use in accordance with the prescription of traditional medicine in order to fully recover in a couple of weeks.
- To get rid of a cold, you should grate the beets on a fine grater, then squeeze with gauze, and put the resulting liquid in a warm place for a couple of days. Then this fermented juice should be instilled in each nostril 2-3 drops three times a day. Reviews indicate that from such treatment, a runny nose will pass after 5 days.
- From sore throat, treatment with raw beetroot helps, which you can just chew. If this does not help, you can make an infusion for gargling, which is obtained by mixing one glass of beet juice, cranberry juice, vodka and honey. Such an infusion should stand for three days, and then it must be taken in a tablespoon four times a day. Judging by the reviews, after a week of such treatment for the disease there will be no trace.
- To get rid of inflammation of the tonsils, you should wash the beets and rub it on a coarse grater along with the peel. Then pour this pulp with five glasses of water and set to boil for one hour over low heat. After that, we filter the liquid, cool and this will need to gargle every time after eating.
Headache and Migraine Treatment
If you are often tormented by headaches and migraines, and you do not want to use highly effective painkillers, then you can treat with beets, which will relieve these pains, judging by the reviews, literally at a time.
- If you have a headache, you should cut off a couple of thin slices of beets, attach them to your temples and wrap your head in a bandage to fix it. According to patients, this allows you to forget about the pain after 15 minutes.
- Beetroot juice, which is obtained by passing the beets through a juicer, will help with migraines. However, it is not worth drinking - in it you only need to moisten two cotton swabs, which are then inserted into the ears. Judging by the reviews, after half an hour of such treatment, migraine will significantly decrease.
Treatment of gastrointestinal diseases
Gastrointestinal diseases can also be cured with beets. Treatment with a folk remedy in this case will not only contribute to the speedy healing of diseases, but, judging by numerous reviews, it will be completely harmless and will not cause any side effects, as is the case with taking medications.
- If you have problems with the pancreas, you should take one teaspoon of beet juice daily on an empty stomach, which is done by grinding it in a blender and then squeezing it with gauze. Every couple of days you can gradually increase the dose of beet juice, and when you can drink half a glass of drink, everything will be fine with your pancreas.
- To treat gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, pancreatitis and ulcerative colitis, you should grate raw beets, and then eat half an hour before lunch and dinner. You should start with 20 grams of vegetables per day, and then gradually reach 100-150 grams of beets.
Carrot and Beetroot Treatment
Since carrots and beets are perfectly combined in various dishes, they are also combined in the treatment of various diseases. If you make juice from them, then, according to reviews, it will help strengthen immunity, stabilize the stomach and intestines, improve the functioning of the cardiovascular and nervous system, accelerate metabolism, remove toxins from the body and prevent the development of diseases of the oral cavity.
To make it, we need 300 grams of carrots, 100 grams of beets and 50 ml of water. First we clean and wash the vegetables, cut them into small cubes, and then pass through a juicer. First we squeeze the juice from the beets, which we leave to infuse for two hours, then squeeze the juice from the carrots, which we immediately connect with the real beet juice. We add water to them, stir everything and drink half a glass of drink 20 minutes before meals once a day. The healing course with such a cocktail should be 3 months.
Beetroot recipes
But that is not all. There are a number of diseases, the healing of which can be significantly accelerated if they are properly treated with red beets, which have passed the test of time and received many positive feedback.
- With anemia, it is useful to eat pickled beets. For its preparation, the vegetable should be peeled, washed and cut, and then pour brine, obtained by dissolving two tablespoons of salt in a liter of cold water. The pickled beets are covered with a lid and left to ferment for two weeks. However, periodically once a day it will be necessary to look into the container and remove the formed foam and mold. Then this beet can be eaten as an addition to any side dishes, and then, judging by the reviews, in a couple of weeks the hemoglobin level will increase significantly.
- To get rid of constipation, you should eat boiled beets with honey on an empty stomach daily. To make such a salad, one root vegetable should be boiled, peeled, rubbed, and then pour a tablespoon of honey. If there is such a dish daily, then judging by the reviews, after a few days you can go to the toilet.
- If your ear hurts, you should cook the beets, grate it, crush the gruel through cheesecloth, and bury 3-4 ml of the juice in the ears. You need to do this for a couple of weeks, but respondents claim that the pain goes away much earlier.
Beetroot Beauty Secrets
In addition to the fact that you can make beetroot treatment of the liver, hypertension, anemia, gastrointestinal diseases, runny nose and many others, with the help of this root crop you can also eliminate some skin problems.
- Beetroot helps with dry skin. For this, one vegetable should be boiled, grated and mixed with egg yolk. The resulting mass will need to be applied to the face, lie with it for half an hour, and then rinse with warm water.
- Beetroot helps with inflammation on the skin. To do this, grate one raw root vegetable, and then mix with grated raw potatoes. A little flour should be added to the resulting mass, and then this mask can be applied to the face for 15-20 minutes. After the allotted time, the mask should be washed off with cool milk mixed with water in a ratio of 1: 1.
- Beets are great at getting rid of acne. To do this, peel the beets and put it to boil, and then in 0.5 liters of water, where it was boiled, you will need to add a tablespoon of vinegar and mix everything thoroughly. Everything, the skin lotion is ready, now you can store it in a dark place and get it out every morning to moisten a cotton swab with it and rub it on your face.
As you can see, beets are not only a tasty root crop, but also very healthy.