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Beta vulgaris L.

The beet (Beta vulgaris) is a plant in the Chenopodiaceae family which is now included in Amaranthaceae family. It is best known in its numerous cultivated varieties, the most well known of which is the purple root vegetable known as the beetroot or garden beet. Beta vulgaris is a herbaceous biennial or, rarely, perennial plant with leafy stems growing to 1–2 m tall.
The roots and leaves of the beet have been used in folk medicine to treat a wide variety of ailments. Ancient Romans used beetroot as a treatment for fevers and constipation, amongst other ailments. Apicius in De re coquinaria gives five recipes for soups to be given as a laxative, three of which feature the root of beet. Hippocrates advocated the use of beet leaves as binding for wounds.
All parts of the beet plant contain oxalic acid. Beet greens and Swiss chard are both considered high oxalate foods which have been implicated on the formation of kidney stones.  Commonly cultivated. in China [native to N Africa, SW Asia, and Europe; widely cultivated].

Beta vulgaris L.
Research products of Beta vulgaris L.
Catalog Product Name CAS Number Manual
CFN99547Betaine hydrochloride590-46-5  PDF
CFN99546Betaine107-43-7  PDF
CFN98551Citric acid77-92-9  PDF
CFN98117Beta-Carotene7235-40-7  PDF
CFN98511Tricine5704-04-1  PDF
CFN93249Inosine58-63-9  PDF
CFN90463Vanillin121-33-5  PDF
CFN905803,4-Dimethoxybenzyl Alcohol93-03-8  n/a
CFN800675'-IMPdisodium salt4691-65-0  n/a
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