Betel Leaf is the leaf of a creeper that originated from South and South East Asia. It is a popular plant in Indonesia by its Latin name Piper Betel. This creeper needs a very long pole for support. Betel leaf has the shape of a heart and is bright green in colour with a special smell.

There are several varieties of betel leaf available in different states of India. It is mostly chewed by Asians with mostly with Erica nut –known as supari and lime. Some people also add to it.

Betel Leaf oil is obtained bythemethod of hydro-distillation of the leaves of the Piper betelleaf tree. It is a yellow clear liquid with a smoky tar like door. It has a pungent taste.

USES

Betel leaf oil is used in and paan industries. It is also used to some extent to make perfumes and betel flavour sweets. The leaf itself is widely used for various purposes. Betel Leaf and oil are used as an herbal medicine for many problems like conjunctivitis, bad breath, hysteria, constipation, ringworm, hysteria, cuts and small injuries.

It is noticed that chewing of betel leaf increases alertness and energetic feeling physically and mentally and sustains it for a longer time. It also causes mild addiction leading to habituation.

The leaf and oil extracted from betel leaf contains a good amount of vitamins and minerals.

Betel leaf has an important place in auspicious marriages,religious rituals, and other social ceremonies of India. Excessive consumption of betel leaf is harmful to teeth. It becomes more harmful when used with which tends to diseases of the mouth and can also develop cancer.

Betel Leaf is the leaf of a creeper that originated from South and South East Asia. It is a popular plant in Indonesia by its Latin name Piper Betel. This creeper needs a very long pole for support. Betel leaf has the shape of a heart and is bright green in colour with a special smell.

There are several varieties of betel leaf available in different states of India. It is mostly chewed by Asians with mostly with Erica nut –known as supari and lime. Some people also add to it.

Betel Leaf oil is obtained bythemethod of hydro-distillation of the leaves of the Piper betelleaf tree. It is a yellow clear liquid with a smoky tar like door. It has a pungent taste.

USES

Betel leaf oil is used in and paan industries. It is also used to some extent to make perfumes and betel flavour sweets. The leaf itself is widely used for various purposes. Betel Leaf and oil are used as an herbal medicine for many problems like conjunctivitis, bad breath, hysteria, constipation, ringworm, hysteria, cuts and small injuries.

It is noticed that chewing of betel leaf increases alertness and energetic feeling physically and mentally and sustains it for a longer time. It also causes mild addiction leading to habituation.

The leaf and oil extracted from betel leaf contains a good amount of vitamins and minerals.

Betel leaf has an important place in auspicious marriages,religious rituals, and other social ceremonies of India. Excessive consumption of betel leaf is harmful to teeth. It becomes more harmful when used with which tends to diseases of the mouth and can also develop cancer.