Role of Betel Leaf in Oral Health: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Piper betel L . comes in family Piperaceae. Piper betel or Betel vine deep heart shaped. This Betel 
leaf widely shown in Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Taiwan and other Southeast Asian countries. Betel 
leaves are a great source of vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, antioxidants, protein, lipids, fibre, 
calcium, iron, and many other nutrients. Many research studies on Piper betle have reported that it 
contains important chemical constituents such as chavibetol, chavibetol acetate, caryophyllene, 
allylpyrocatechol diacetate, campene, chavibetol methyl ether, eugenol, a-Pinene, f-Pinene, uLimonene, saprobe, 1-8-cineol, allylpyrocatechol monoacetate etc. The leaf extract and purified 
compounds are found to play a vital role and are of immense benefits in oral hygiene, anti-diabetic, 
cardiovascular, antiinflammatory, and anti-ulcer.