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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Piper betle |
| Family name: |
PIPERACEAE
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| English name: |
Betle
Betle Pepper
Betel Vine
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| Sinhala name: |
Bulath (බුලත්)
Nagawalli (නාගවල්ලී)
Bulath wel (බුලත් වැල් )
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| Tamil name: |
Vettilai
Akilatam
Vetrilai
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| Sanskrit name: |
Tambula
Nagavalli
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
Perennial vine; stem semi-woody; climbing by means of adventitious roortlets; nodes thickened; young parts glabrous. Leaves 15-20 cm long, cordate at base; petioles 1.8-2.5 cm long; stipules membraneous, enclosing the bud. Flowers dioecious in dense cylindrical spikes. Fruits quite immersed in fleshy spike.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Only under cultivation
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| Edible parts: |
Leaves
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| Treatment for: |
Cuts
Wounds
Coughs
Boils
Night blindness
Infertility
Fevers
Smallpox
Lymphangitis
Gastric disorders
Lung diseases
Catarrh
Diphtheria
Ulcers
Worm infestations
Hypertension
Filariasis
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Leaves
Root
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Antiseptic
Carminative
Sialogogue
Aphrodisiac
Febrifuge
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