Benefits of betel leaf

Benefits of betel leaves

Plants are easily encountered in Indonesia is a plant rich in benefits. The native plants of our own country area is widely used by parents to keep teeth strong agtar drugs. You do this by chewing betel with gambier, betel nut and lime.

These vines are believed to ward off the disease of cancer of the mouth and the formation of squamous cell carcinoma are malignant. Besides the oil contained in the betel leaf dipertcaya can treat certain diseases.

Latin name of betel Piper betle L possessed chemical constituents of essential oils (kadinen, kavikol, sineol, eugenol, karvakol), tanning substances. Parts used leaves, sap and oil. Drug benefits for ulcers, nasal bleeding, inflammation of the mucous membranes of the eyes, trachoma, halitosis, vaginal discharge, wobbly teeth, swollen gums, sore throat, rheumatism, heart palpitations, headache, too much water out of milk, dry cough, fever, puerperal , canker sores. (Ir.Arif Aliadi et.al, 1996) The use of betel nut may be single or in combination with other herbs. Here are some of the ingredients of betel.

Dental health has traditionally been closely associated with betel leaves for Indonesia is definitely known that the betel leaf does have many benefits especially in the field of oral health. Dental benefits for the betel leaf is no doubt, and until now the grandparents are still used to clean the teeth of betel leaf (maybe if my grandmother and grandfather had not used modern betel leaves again). Some areas use the leaves of the betel as a means of ritual, and certainly the betel leaf is a medicinal plant that is very popular.

Uses:

- Cough

- Thrush

- Bronchitis

- Acne

- Whitish

- Toothache due to cavities (leaves)

- Dengue fever

- Bad breath

- Irregular Menstruation

- Asthma

- Sore throat (leaf and oil)

- Gums swollen (sap)

 - Diarrhea

Use of Outer:

- Allergy (hives)

- Eczema

- Burns

- Ulceration (pyodermi)

- Ringworm of the foot

- Ulcers

- Nosebleed

- Eye pain

- Bleeding gums

- Reduced milk production

- Eliminate itching