Betel Leaf Health Benefits

The Betel leaf is an effective home remedy for fungal infection, urinary issues, whitlow, eye inflammation, filariasis, cough and cold. The Betel leaf is part of an important and popular cultural activity in many Asian and Oceanic countries including India, Myanmar, Cambodia, the Solomon Islands, Thailand, Phillipines, Lamos and Vietnam. It is generally consumed with Betel nut or Arecanut. The betel leaf belong to a perennial climber, with a semi-woody stem. The leaves are heart shaped resembling pepper leaves and are bright green in colour.

Medicinal Properties Of Betel Leaf

The Betel leaf is astringent, carminative, stomachic, aromatic, febrifuge, laxative, sialogogue, anthelmentic, expectorant and tonic in nature.

Betel Leaf Home Remedies

It is used to treat the following conditions:

• Fungal Infections

  Apply a mixture of onion and betel leaf juice.

• Difficult Urination

  Consume betel leaf juice mixed with milk and sugar to promote urination and ensure free flow.

• Whitlow

  Make a ground paste of betel leaf and quicklime and pad it around the infection. Change the padding everyday and the infection will quickly heal with this treatment.

• Eye Inflammation

  A mixture of betel leaf juice and honey is instilled in the eyes. .

• Filariasis

  Grind about seven betel leaves with rock salt and take it with warm water everyday.

• Worm Infestation

  Chew betel leaf and spit it out. It kills the larvae in the mouth which graduates to becoming worms in the stomach.

• Phlegmatic cough and cold

  Chewing betel leaf is highly beneficial as it is an expectorant and helps break down solidified phlegm and expel it. Read other Cold Home Remedies.

• Ulcerated Burns

  The astringent quality of betel leaf helps with the healing process, wash down the burns with the betel leaf juice.

Indian Language Glossary:

English	Latin	Sanskrit	Hindi	Marathi	Tamil	Telugu	Malayalam	Kannada
Betel Leaf	Piper betle	Thambulavalli	Pan, Tambuli	Nagveli	Vathalaikkodi	Thamalapaku	Vetulakkoli	Vilyadele