Common beet

(Beta vulgaris) is a chenopodiaceae vent. family plant. For medicinal purposes the plant roots containing sugars - glucose, fructose, sucrose, organic acids, proteins, vitamins B1, B2, B6, C, P, PP, carotenoids, pantothenic, folic acid, pectin, pigments, significant amount of iron, manganese, potassium, cobalt, magnesium, iodine salts, fiber, amino acids (lysine, valine, arginine, histidine) – are harvested for medical purposes. Pectic substances and organic acids contained in beet increase intestinal peristaltic contreffects, thereate the beet is used for treatment of spastic colitis and for liver disease.