Beetroot Powder Benefits

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About beetroot powder from http://drclarkstore.com/10195e.html

(and the lipstick recipe was given as using Glycerine and Vit E oil or thick

olive oil rather than beeswax here)

Beet Root Powder ... minerals, particularly easy-to-assimilate iron. ...

digestion of fats, gallbladder concerns, digestive problems and iron

deficiency. . . support for normal liver function. ... general stimulant

and resistance-enhancing action. ...

.... rich in iron, potassium, magnesium, soluble and insoluble fiber. ...

support healthy digestion, healthy liver and spleen function and healthy

blood sugar levels.

.... long been regarded as a therapeutic plant. ... widely consumed as a

green vegetable in Roman times,... mainly taken as a tonic. In medieval

England, ... was recommended as an easily digested food for the aged, weak

or infirm. ... rich source of carbohydrates, a good source of protein, and

has high levels of important vitamins, minerals and micronutrients.

and http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/learn/beetroot.php says in part:

Constituents

Betaine (the same as the nutritional supplement trimethylglycine, not the

same as betaine hydrochloride), and also alanine, alantoin, arginine,

beta-carotene, calcium, fiber (about 10% by weight), GABA, glycine,

histidine, magnesium, pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), phosphorous, potassium,

selenium, thiamine (vitamin B1), tryptophan, tyrosine, vitamin C, zinc, and,

interestingly, although not in nutritionally significant amounts, zirconium.

and

Typical Preparations One or two teaspoons added to water or juice, 2-4

times daily. One teaspoon of powder provides the nutrition in one beet.

.... wide range of nutrients, but its most significant phytochemical is

betaine. This plant chemical helps the liver and kidneys recycle the amino

acid methionine to maintain the bodyÍs stores of s-adenosyl-methionine, more

commonly known as SAM-e. Betaine also helps the liver process fat. This

prevents the accumulation of fatty tissues in the liver (steatosis),

especially in heavy drinkers, and it also prevents excessive triglycerides

and LDL cholesterol in the blood. Other antioxidants in beet root prevent

the oxidation of LDL into forms that can become plaques.

Beet root powder may also be helpful as a food choice for people with the

rare disease cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency. Either beet root powder

or supplemental trimethylglycine will lower homocysteine levels in this

disease, but beet root powder provides a greater range of nutrients.

recipe on http://www.abc.net.au/tv/cookandchef/txt/s1847223.htm

http://www.sharpweblabs.com/shop/beet-root-powder-organic-p-929.html

....great therapeutic value. ... clean the kidneys and gall bladder. ...

rich in alkaline elements, pottasium, calcium, magnesium and iron, ...useful

in combating acidosis ... natural processes of elimination.

Anaemia ... blood forming qualities.... higher content of iron,

....regenerates and reactivates the red blood cells, supplies fresh oxygen to

the body and helps the normal function of vesicular breathing i.e. normal

breath sound. ... treatment of anaemia.... strengthens the body's powers of

resistance ... remedy for anaemia, ... treatment of jaundice, hepatitis,

nausea and vomitting due to biliousness, diarrhoea and dysentary. Adding a

teaspoonful of lime juice to this juice increases its medicinal value and

can be given as a liquid food in these conditions. Fresh beet juice mixed

with a tablespoonful of honey taken every morning before breakfast helps the

healing of gastric ulcer. Leaves of beet root, eaten as green-leafy

vegetable and its juice, mixed with lime juice, are also valuable in

jaundice and gastric ulcer. The juice should be taken once daily.

Constipation and Piles ... cellulose content ... acts as a bulk residue,

increases peristalsis. ... valuable in chronic constipation and

haemorrhoids, i.e.piles. It may be given in doses of half to one tumblerful

at bed time.

Circulatory Disorders ... excellent solvent for inorganic calcium deposits.

.... treatment of hypertension, arteriosclerosis, heart trouble and varicose

veins.

Kidney and Gall Bladder Disorders ... in combination with the juice of

carrot and cucumber, is one of the finest cleansing material for kidneys and

gall bladder. ...

Skin Disorders The water in which beet roots and tops have been boiled is an

excellent application for boils, skin inflammation and out breaks of pimples

and pustules. The white beet is better for this purpose. For an irritable

skin the body should be sponged down occassionally with a mixture of three

parts of beet water to one part of white vinegar. This mixture is also

useful as a skin wash in cases of measles and eruptive fevers.

Dandruff The decoction of beets mixed with little vinegar can be used

externally to cleanse scurf or dandruff from the head. For dandruff, the

beet water should also be massaged into the scalp with the ginger tip every

night.