Organisms

Piper betle

A plant genus of the family PIPERACEAE that is indigenous in the Indian Malay region and cultivated in Madagascar, and the West Indies. It contains chavibetol, chavicol and cadinene. The leaf is chewed as a stimulant, antiseptic and sialogogue. The common name of betel is also used for ARECA.

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A plant genus of the family PIPERACEAE that is indigenous in the Indian Malay region and cultivated in Madagascar, and the West Indies. It contains chavibetol, chavicol and cadinene. The leaf is chewed as a stimulant, antiseptic and sialogogue. The common name of betel is also used for ARECA.

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  • Piper betles
  • betles, Piper

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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2003

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.812w.666w.374w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Piper betle. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D031721. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D031721
  2. Piper betle. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betel
  3. Piper betle. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159532