Name: PALAKYA Filename:
Beta_vulgaris.JPG Description: Botanical name : Beta vulgaris Linn. Family : Chenopodiaceae SANSKRIT SYNONYMS Palakya AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES Rasa : Madhura, Kashaya Guna : Snigdha, Guru Virya : Seeta PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES English : Beet root Hindi : Palak, Chukkndan Malayalam : Beet root, Chenjeera Distribution – Cultivated in hilly parts of India. PLANT DESCRIPTION A biennial herb grows up to 30 cm long. Leaves simple, crowded in the base of condensed stem, ovate; flowers 2-3 in long slender spikes; tuberous tap root, is purple in color. Tap root and leaves are used as vegetable. MEDICINAL PROPERTIES Plant pacifies vitiated vata, pitta, urinary retention, anemia, inflammation, liver and spleen diseases, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea and general debility. Useful part : Tap root, Leaves, Seeds.