Objectives: To study the effect of oral administration of Piper betle leaf powder suspension on lipid peroxidation and antioxidants in streptozotocin (STZ) diabetic rats. Methods: Male Wistar strain rats were orally administered the leaf suspension of P. betle, (75 and 150 mg/kg body weight) for 30 days. Plasma and erythrocytes were separated out and the liver and kidney were homogenized in ice...

Objective: The present work has been done to establish various pharmacognostical, physicochemical and phytochemical parameters of the leaf of Piper betle Linn. (Bangla variety) belonging to family Piperaceae. This could serve as a measure of authentication and quality control of the crude drug. Methods: Organoleptic, anatomical, microscopic, physicochemical analysis and preliminary phytochemica...

In this study, the vasodilatory actions of nine edible tropical plant extracts were investigated. Ipomoea batatas (sweet potato leaf), Piper betle (betel leaf), Anacardium occidentale (cashew leaf), Gynandropsis gynandra (maman leaf), Carica papaya (papaya leaf), and Mentha arvensis (mint leaf) extracts exhibited more than 50% relaxing effect on aortic ring preparations, while Piper betle and C...

Green betel leaf (Piper betle L.) and red crocatum are plants commonly used for traditional medicine. The plant can treat infections. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a bacteria that causes nosocomial This article's purpose to describe previous research on the antibacterial activity of green leafextract against bacteria. We review. A search in literature was carried out by entering keywords: Piper L.,...

plants or natural resources have been found to be a good alternative method for nanoparticles synthesis. in this study, polyaniline coated silver nanoparticles (agnps) synthesized from piper betle leaves extract were investigated for their antibacterial activity. silver nanoparticles were prepared from the reduction of silver nitrate and nabh4 was used as reducing agent. silver nanoparticles an...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer and the focus on finding chemotherapeutic agents have recently shifted to natural products. Piper betle is a medicinal plant with various biological activities. However, not much data is available on the anti-cancer effects of P. betle on breast cancer. Due to the current interest in the potential effects of antioxidants from natural pr...

The study presents comparative morpho-anatomical information of 10 common cultivars of Piper betle species available in India. The ten cultivars show some structural similarities. Four layered upper and two layered lower epidermis was observed in all the varities of P. betle studied. Crystals and oil reserves were found in the epidermal cells. The Kapoori Tuni variety has more stomatal and tric...

This paper describes the detailed anatomy and micromorphology of the vegetative parts of Piper sarmentosum Roxb. (synonym, P. lolot C.DC.), which is a southeast Asian medicinal plant valued for its medicinal and culinary uses. The study also compares the anatomy of the leaf, petiole, stem and root of P. sarmentosum with those of the well-characterized P. betle L. The leaves of both the species ...

© 2000 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors Chewing betel quid or the combination of chewing betel quid and smoking cigarettes is associated with an increased risk of oral squamous cell carcinoma. The composition of betel quid varies with geographic location. In Taiwan betel quid is composed of areca nut (Areca catechu, an Asian tropical palm), slaked lime, and the inflorescence or lea...