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[[File:Piper betle plant.jpg|thumb|right|''betel leaf'', ''Piper betle'', ''Nagavallari'']]
'''Piper betle''' are is eulogized by ayurveda acharyas for their immense medicinal properties. Piper betle is a vine which belongs to Piperacea family. This vine has heart shaped leaves and is mostly grown in South East Asia.
==Uses==
{{Uses|woundsWounds}}, {{Uses|joint Joint pains}}, {{Uses|Stomach colicky}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Bad breath}}, {{Uses|Weight loss}}, {{Uses|Erectile dysfunctiondisfunction}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Vines}}, {{Parts Used|leavesLeaves}}, {{Parts Used|rootsRoots}}, {{Parts Used|fruitsFruits}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Leaf contains Water (85-90%), Proteins (3-3.5%), Carbohydrates (0.5-6.1%), Minerals (2.3-3.3%), Fat (0.4-1%), Fibre (2.3%), Essential oil (0.08-0.2%), Tannin (0.1-1.3%), Alkaloid (arakene). <ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|ovateOvate-oblong|Those at apex of stem sometimes elliptic, 7-15 × 5-11 cm}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|General|7–10 mm|clearly Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown||manyMany}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka TailaNagavallabha rasa]] as ''root juice extract''* [[Brihat Vishama Jwarantak lauh]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Trophicalarea}}, {{Commonly seen|Coastal areas}}.
==Photo Gallery==
Image:BetelLeaf_GPalms2_Asit.jpg|Betel Leaves growing in water without soil
Image:BetelLeaf_GPalms3_Asit.jpg|Close-up of Betel Leaves
File:Betel flower.jpg|Flower
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.bimbima.com/ayurveda/medicinal-uses-of-betel-leafpaan/302/ "Constituents"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://eol.org/pages/491360/details Morphology]</ref><ref name="MorphologyAyurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2019/05/23/betel-benefits-uses-side-effects-dose-research/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Piper+betle "cultivation Cultivation details"]</ref>
</references>
* [http://eol.org/pages/491360/overview Piper betle on encyclopedea of life]
* [http://www.stuartxchange.com/Ikmo.html Piper betle on philippine medicinal plants]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Piperaceae]]