Food Remedies - Facts About Foods And Their Medicinal Uses

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therefore the most suitable for weakly persons. A soup made of
distilled water and red lentils may be taken twice a week with
advantage. Lentils contain a good percentage of iron, and also
phosphates.


_Beet._

The red beet is useful in some diseases of the womb, while the white
beet is good for the liver. It is laxative and diuretic. The juice mixed
with olive oil is also recommended to be applied externally for burns
and all kinds of running sores.


_Cabbage._

All the varieties of the colewort tribe, including cabbage, cauliflower,