Open AccessBetelvine (Piper betle L.): A potential source for oral care
Author(s) -
Uttam Kumar Chowdhury,
Pradip Kumar Baruah
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2220-4822
DOI - 10.25081/cb.2020.v11.6130
Subject(s) - piper , betel , eugenol , traditional medicine , antifungal , piperine , biology , toxicology , medicine , chemistry , pharmacology , microbiology and biotechnology , structural engineering , organic chemistry , nut , engineering
Piper betle L. (betelvine) is a valuable crop that is widely used as masticatory and with a long past history of varied traditional uses. Betelvine possesses numerous phytochemicals with important pharmacological attributes. Active molecules such as Fluoride, Eugenol, Hydroxylchavicol, Chlorogenic acid etc. present in betelvine with potent antibacterial, antifungal as well as anti-carcinogenic properties signify tremendous prospective of the plant for the formulation of natural product based drugs for maintaining hygiene and cure of diseases in the oral cavity.