Beetroot

Beetroot

Beets are sweet and warming. In small amounts they are particularly therapeutic for excess liver conditions. Eaten in excess, however, they will aggravate fire. 

Properties

Taste: sweet, astringent

Natural Attributes: heavy, dry, mobile

Tissue impact (Vipak): sweet, nourishing 

Thermal impact (Virya): warm

Dosha impact: decreases Vata and Kapha, increase Pitta

Digestive impact (Agni): easy to digest (cooked)

Channels (Srotas): opens

Feces: laxative, softens stools

Urine: diuretic

Strength (Bala): improves strength

Mind (Manas): Rajasic

Effect: Stimulant, detoxicant, nutritive, alterative, blood tonic, ophthalmic, cholagogue, livotonic, skin tonic.

Chinese five element impact: Wood and Fire

Chinese medicine syndromes: strengthens Qi and blood, moves the Qi

Medicinal properties 

• Nourishment (rasa): weakness, hemorrhoids, satisfies the sweet tooth, parasites. 
• Blood-circulation-liver: strengthens heart, anemia, liver conditions and specifically liver stagnation, improves circulation, purifies blood, nervousness and congestion of the vascular system, improve eyesight.
• Reproductive and hormonal systems: uterine disorders, female reproductive system, promotes menstruation, hormone regulation during menopause (with carrots)
• Digestive system: constipation, increases digestive fire, moistens intestines

Harmful: heat conditions