I love beetroot!  I add it to all of my salads! It is the taproot portion of the beet plant
i love beets. We, Russians, make a delicious soup with beets. it's called borsch
Borsch is really good!  Besides using beetroot in food, beets have use as a food colouring and as a medicinal plant.
medicinal plant? I would like to know more about it
Medicinal plants have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times.
what are some medicinal plants?
Medicinal plants
Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times. Plants synthesise hundreds of chemical compounds for functions including defense against insects, fungi, diseases, and herbivorous mammals. Numerous petrochemicals with potential or established biological activity have been identified. However, since a single plant contains widely diverse phytochemicals, the effects of using a whole plant as medicine are uncertain. Further, the phytochemical content and pharmacological actions, if any, of many plants having medicinal potential remain unassessed
Beetroot
The beetroot is the taproot portion of a beet plant, usually known in North America as the beet, and also known as the table beet, garden beet, sugar beet, red beet, or golden beet. It is one of several cultivated varieties of "Beta vulgaris" grown for their edible taproots and leaves (called beet greens); they have been classified as "B. vulgaris" subsp. "vulgaris" 'Conditiva' Group.
Besides being used as a food, beets have uses as a