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Contact SupplierBetel leaf has an important place in auspicious and religious rituals, marriages and other social ceremonies of India. The specific spicy burning taste of this leaf is derived from the presence of volatile oil consisting of phenols and terpenes etc.
The presence and proportion of the various components in the oil vary markedly among the cultivars which makes them differ in aroma and taste.
Betel leaves are useful in treatment of nerve pains, nervous exhaustion and general debility. The juice of a few betel leaves
with a teaspoon of honey acts as a tonic if taken twice a day. The leaf juice is mixed with milk, sweetened and taken for easing urination, soaked in mustard oil, warmed and applied to the chest to relieve cough and difficulty in breathing, applied to treat inflammations, rheumatisms and orchitis.