Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Betel

Plant

Family

pepper family (Piperaceae)

English

Betel, Betel leaf, Betel leaf pepper, Betel leaf vine, Betel pepper

Latin

Piper betle Linne, Piper betel Blanco, Piper betle, Piper betel LINN.

Plantparts

foliage, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Antiherpetic, Bone break, Bone fracture, Bone fractures, Broken bone, broken bones, Centipede bite, Centipede Stings, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, fracture, fractures, headache, headaches, head pains, Herpes, scabies, Seven-year itch, Skin itching (scabies), soothes headaches

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used on Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Phytomedical use in Vietnam, Used in Bangladesh

Ingredients

 Amylase, Arecoline, ascorbic acid, ash, asparagine, Cadinene, Calcium, Carbohydrates, carvacrol, Caryophyllene, essential oil, Estragole, eucalyptol, eugenol, fat, Fibres, Gamma-aminobutyric acid, glucose, iron, Methyl eugenol, Niacin, Ornithine, oxalic acid, P-Cymene, phosphorus, potassium nitrate, protein, Pyrocatechin, starch, Sucrose, sugars, tannin, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, water, Β-Carotene, Δ-cadinene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn1449

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