Do you know the benefits of betel leaves?

It is called piper betel. It is a kind of vine. It is originally from Southeast Asia. Its leaves are heart-shaped. The plant grows well under the sunlight. In Indonesia, it is called Sirih. There are many species of piper betel, but most of them have similar substances.
Betel leaves are high in phenol, tannin, alkaloid, saponin, flavonoids, and other compounds.Saponin is a kind of antiseptic. Phenol and flavonoid are antibacterial substances.

Betel leaves have been used as medication since a long time ago. The most popular benefit is for caring for a woman’s V area. It can protect the woman’sV area from bacteria.
How can betel leaves help you?

• You can boil some leaves and drink the water.
• You can use the water to clean up V area.
• You can also make a drink with some herbs like ginger, curcumin, and tamarind.
  Here is how to make drinks with betel leaves. This drink is good for women.
  Ingredients
• 1 cm ginger
• 1 cm curcumin
• 1 ripened tamarind
• 3 betel leaves.
  Grate or grind ginger and curcumin. Boil with 400 cc of water . Add the tamarind and betel leaves. Add 50 gram of brown sugar or white sugar if you want . You can not leave the sugar if you do not want it. Now you can enjoy the betel leaves drink.