We all know beets, but our progenitors knew about its beneficial properties. We often use this root in dishes such as herring under a fur coat, vinaigrette and beetroot. However, for health purposes it is recommended to use beetroot not in the food, but separately: boil it, prepare juice or decoction from it.
Below we will talk about the beneficial properties of beets, in particular, about the benefits and harm of beet broth. But first a few words about the preparation of this drug.
Preparation of decoction from beet
To prepare the broth, take medium-sized beets( you do not need to clean it previously, so more vitamins will remain), wash it thoroughly, put it in a saucepan and pour 1 liter of water. Remember at what level there is water in the pan. After that, add another 2 liters of water to the pan, bring it to a boil and cook until the water boils to the level you indicated. Then remove the pot from the stove, remove your root vegetable from it, allow it to cool for several minutes, grate and return to the same water, which should be brought back to boiling and boiled for 20 minutes.
After this, remove the pan from the plate, strain the resulting porridge, cool the resulting broth from the beet and boldly consume it.
Useful properties of the drug
The beet broth prepared in this way has many useful properties:
- primarily, it has a diuretic effect on the body, being an excellent tool for fighting swelling;
- is also widely used to normalize the work of the intestine with constipations that have taken on a chronic form;
- in addition, beet broth promotes better protein absorption and reduces the rate of atherosclerosis;
- recommended this drink to people suffering from obesity and hypertension;
- positively affects this product and the work of the nervous system: helps to eliminate insomnia and nervous tension;
- cleaning with beet broth is a great way to get rid of the harmful substances that have accumulated in the body;
- is popular beet broth and in the treatment of tonsillitis.
Application of decoction from beet
We have already noted that beet broth is very useful for the human body. Moreover, with the help of such a familiar and familiar to all of us, the vegetables are cleaning the liver. And you can do it in just one day.
Cleaning the liver with beet broth
So, you have prepared the above recipe for a beet decoction for cleaning the liver. After that, divide its total amount obtained into 4 parts and use each of them with an interval of 3-4 hours.
Important! It is forbidden to drink the whole drink at once, since its effectiveness will not only not improve, but, on the contrary, it can provoke health problems.
. Decoction is recommended to be taken before meals, which should be at least a vegetarian this day, or even better - there are some apples on the day of liver cleaning. Use a decoction of beets for cleaning the liver can not be more than once in six months.
Decoction of beets in home cosmetology
The use of this drink is not limited to cleaning the liver alone. It is equally effective in the field of home cosmetology.
- Beetroot liquid is a wonderful tool that helps to get rid of cracks on the heels.
- Also the decoction of beets is also used in rinsing hair, making them shiny and stronger.
- A mask on the basis of beet broth, wheat flour and grated raw potatoes will help the sore face skin.
- No less effective is the bleaching lotion on the beetroot. For its preparation, it is enough to mix the broth and water in equal parts. Wipe face with this lotion is recommended 1 time per day.
Contraindications to the use of decoction
Despite a large number of useful properties in the decoction of beets, some people still contraindicated its use:
- first of all, it is contraindicated in hypotension due to the ability of the root crop to lower the pressure;
- patients with osteoporosis should also be cautious about the use of beetroot products, because beets themselves make it difficult to assimilate calcium;
- in connection with the maintenance in a vegetable of oxalic acid, its use is contraindicated in urolithiasis and oxaluria;
- is contraindicated in the use of vegetables and products based on diarrhea;
- people with diabetes, you also need to carefully eat beets and products from it.
Because beets can accumulate a large amount of nitrates, when buying it, you need to pay attention to where it was grown. In other words, beet treatment should still be based on products grown in garden areas.
So, figuring out the question of how useful the decoction of beets, we can come to the conclusion that very often when health problems do not necessarily run to the pharmacy and buy a lot of expensive medicines. Sometimes it is enough to turn your eyes to such products familiar to us from childhood.