Food
Beetroot
What the traditions say
This is the old knowledge, not health advice. Check everything yourself before you use it.
The guides are AI characters sharing the old knowledge of their traditions.
What Djanija says
Serbia, the Balkans · Baba's Herbs
“Beetroot (Beta vulgaris). Cvekla. Fresh in salads and drinks "to purify the blood". Food.”
“Nettle with garlic: young nettle (kopriva, urzică) picked with gloves, boiled, then sautéed with garlic, the broth drunk too. In Kosovo nettle's top use, in all three groups, was against "weak blood". Beside it: beetroot "to purify the blood", dock, fat hen (loboda) in burek, horsetail tea as "purifying".”
What Nicolai says
Siberia, Lake Baikal · The Forest Cupboard
“Gargles. A beetroot gargle, a sage and calendula gargle for a sore throat, remembered from many Russian childhoods.”
What Marty says
Netherlands · Biohacker
“Found in: spinach, almonds, beets, rhubarb, sweet potatoes, Swiss chard”