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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|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Joint pains}}, {{Uses|Stomach colicky}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Bad breath}}, {{Uses|Weight loss}}, {{Uses|Erectile disfunction}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}.
==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===
==How to plant/cultivate==
Cuttings 30 - 45cm long, taken from the tips of vertical shoots[310]. Cuttings usually have 3 - 5 nodes and are planted with the lowest 2 nodes buried in the soil. The cuttings are planted in nurseries or, more commonly, directly in the field, where they are planted close together in pits or long mounds. When the cuttings begin to sprout and creep along, they are tied to the support<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
<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="Ayurvedic 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>
