Betel Leaf Essay

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Betel Leaf / Paan Health Benefits Tips Excessive chewing of Betel leaves can lead to cancer and other health problems. What is Betel Leaf? Betel Leaf is a leaf of the vine that belongs to Piperaceae family which includes kava and pepper. It is a mild stimulant and has medicinal properties. It is a creeper and is evergreen. It has glossy leaves that are heart-shaped as well as white catkin. It originated from the South as well as South East Asia (Sri Lanka and India). In Urdu, Bengali and Hindi, the betel leaf is known as Paan. Being a creeper it requires a pole or a compatible tree to grow. Fertile as well a high lands are best for cultivating betel leaves. Saline, waterlogged and alkaline soils are good for growing this plant. Betel plant …show more content…

The juice of betel leaf, with a teaspoon of honey, will serve as a good tonic. Take teaspoon of this juice twice a day. Taken betel fragment (pan supari) prepared with catechu, quick lime, betel nuts, cardamom etc. after healthy food helps digestion and eliminates flatulence (accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal) (Caution: please don’t add tobacco to it). Boil 3 betel leaves with small amount of black pepper in 250 GMS of water and strain it. Taking 2 tsp. of this drink twice a day will cures indigestion problems. Red Betel Leaf Red betel leaf has properties of preventing premature ejaculation, Anticonvulsant, Antiseptic, Analgesic, Anti-dandruff, controlling Diabetes, Liver, Antidiarrheal, increase endurance, and relieve pain. Red betel leaf is also useful in treatment of Pneumonia, Bronchitis, And Gingivitis, Bleeding Nose or Nosebleeds, And Coughing up

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