Indonesia is rich in herbal plants, which is why many people use herbal plants to cure various diseases. One of the herbal plants commonly used by the Indonesian people is betel leaf, this herbal plant is believed to prevent and treat various diseases in the human body along with the benefits of betel leaf for our health.
Betel leaf is believed to treat toothache, swollen gums and bad breath because betel leaf has antiseptic properties that are very helpful in curing these diseases. The trick is to boil the betel leaf, then the water is cooled for a while and used as a mouthwash for the above diseases, use regularly so that toothache, swollen gums and bad breath disappear immediately.
Another benefit of betel leaf is the treatment of vaginal discharge in women. The antiseptic and antibacterial properties of betel leaf can kill germs and treat vaginal discharge in women. In addition, this herbal plant is able to cure cough, shortness of breath and asthma, and diabetes, the content of expectorant properties makes betel leaf able to treat these diseases. The method is very simple, you just cut the betel leaf and then the betel leaf is boiled and cooled and drunk regularly.
Betel leaf is also able to treat body odor in humans, it is also able to treat nosebleeds or bleeding in the nose, prevent the risk of cancer. Betel leaf has active compounds which are antioxidants. Research shows that it is also cytotoxic to human cancer cells. Thus, preventing the growth of prostate cancer cells can also prevent the growth of breast cancer cells.
This betel leaf can overcome inflammation of the prostate, indeed betel leaf is to relieve inflammation, but for the prostate, research shows that betel leaf can also treat inflammation of the testicles, so that the prostate is the same as the testicles. Betel leaf can overcome eye irritation, several countries, not only Indonesia, but also India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China to Latin American countries use betel leaf decoction to treat eye irritation. Usually, a decoction of betel leaf water is dripped onto irritated or infected eyes.
Betel leaves have a variety of colors apart from the green color, this plant with thousand properties is red, dark green and yellow, this plant also has a very fragrant aroma. Betel leaf contains essential oils consisting of betlephenol, kavikol, sesquiterpenes, hydroxykavikol, cavibetol estragole, eugenol and carvakrol. Betel leaf also contains the enzyme diastase, sugar and tannins.
