Piper betle ( sirih ) The Chisel Vine

Betel: the name of a kind of plant crept, the leaves and him was eaten by the person was digested together gambir, betel nuts and the lime; was used as the medicine crop (fitofarmaka); really played a role in the life and various Melayu
ceremonies of the group's tradition
the Latin Name: Piper betle
Indonesia: Sirih
English: Kind of plant, the chisel vine
the Ethnic Group: Piperaceae
the Synonym: Chavica auriculata Miq.
C. betle Miq.
Uraian of the crop:
The crop crept this could reach high 15 m..
The stick of coloured betel greenness chocolate, have the shape of round, the part and was the place of the issuing of the root.
His leaves that were single had the shape of the heart, had a pointed point, grew alternately, the stem, and dismissed the nice smell when being squeezed.
The length around 5 - 8 cm and wide 2 - 5 cm.
The content & the Benefit:
Volatile oil from the betel leaves contained oil flew (betIephenol), seskuiterpen, the senior officer, diatase, sugar and the tannin substance and chavicol that had the deadly power germs, antioksidasi and the fungicide, anti the fungus.
Betel useful for eliminated the body smell that was caused by the bacteria and the mushroom.
The betel leaves also was kept the bleeding, cured the wound to skin, and the disturbance of the digestion channel.
Moreover also was shrank, dismissed The cough spat,destroyed the saliva, hemostatik, and stopped the bleeding.
The use :
The cough,The thrush, the pimple, Bronchitis, whitish,Have a toothache because of being hollow, Denque, Was smelly the mouth, Menstruation not be fluent in, Asthma
Laryngitis.
The use outside :
The burn, Pyodermi, ringworm foot, The boil, nosebleed, eye sick, gums bleed,
Reduced the mother milks, eliminated itchy.
Information :
Usually for bloody nose medicine, was used 2 sheets of the luxuriant Piper leaves betle, was washed, was rolled afterwards was put into Iubang the nose.
Peringatan:
Digested Sirih was connected with mouth cancer and the throat squamous cell carcinoma.