1001 Benefits of Betel Leaf

1001 Benefits of Betel Leaf

Betel leaves are very much useful and varied to make this plant is known as a plant with a thousand properties. Betel (Piper betle L. / Chavica aurculata Miq) is a plant that is very popular and original from Indonesia. Type betel there are several kinds, namely: Java Betel, Betel Clove, Dutch Betel, Betel Black and Yellow Betel.

In keeping with the diverse benefits of betel leaf, betel also substances of very much. Some of the contents include: essential oil, phenyl propane, estragol, kavicol, hidroksikavicol, kavibetol, caryophyllene, allylpyrokatekol, cyneole, cadinene, tannins, diastase, starch, terpennena, sesquiterpene, and sugar.

Indonesia Society ancients often chew betel with gambier, lime and areca because one of the benefits of betel leaf is able to maintain dental health. However, as the development of the times, betel now been processed into various products to facilitate consumers in taking them.

Betel leaf for health benefits

In addition to maintaining healthy teeth, the health benefits of betel leaves much to know!

Some of the benefits of betel leaves to health can be obtained with the following recipes:

Betel leaves to eliminate bad breath and preventing tooth decay. Provide 1 betel leaves, wash, then chew for several minutes. Make this recipe for 2-3 times a day. If you can not stand the smell of chewing betel nut, you can use betel leaf boiled water to rinse after every meal.

Betel leaves for cough medicine. To get the benefits of betel leaf, you need to provide 5 pieces of betel leaf, 11 clove seeds, 11 seeds cubeb, and 11 cardamom seeds, and cinnamon-sized fingers. Wash all ingredients and boil 2 cups of water into. Wait until the water remaining 1.5 cups stay. Strain the water and drink 3 times a day.

Betel leaves to treat vaginal discharge. Benefits of betel leaves to prevent or treat vaginal discharge has been widely recognized by the public. You can make it by boiling some betel leaves, washed, boiled and the water used for wiping. Next create a recipe for a drink by providing some betel leaves, turmeric, bitter / liman footprint, and cat whiskers. Boil all ingredients, strain the water and drink every day until discharge heal your pain.