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Piperaceae (pepper family) » Piper betle PIP-er or PYE-per -- an old name for pepper BET-lee -- from the Portugese, or Konkani name bettay for areca nut (or betel nut, Areca catechu) used with betel leaf. Origin: India An evergreen vine, it climbs to a height of 3m. The stem is slender, twining and rounded; the leaves are oval-acuminate, green, smooth and glossy; the flowers are green, occurring in spikes; the fruit are fleshy, red berries. Piper betle grows as a vigorous vine which is usually supported by a trellis of bamboo poles. The heart-shaped leaves are marvelously pungent and spicy. Below follows segregated common names for this species. Sorting of names is purely based on my belief and intuition. THE PLANT (vine): Bengali: তাম্বুলবল্লী tambulaballi • English: betel, betel pepper, betel vine • French: bétel, poivrier betel • German: betelpfeffer • Kannada: eleballi, vileyadele • Konkani: पडीपान्नावाली padipaanaavaali • Marathi: नागवल्ली naagavalli, नागवेल naagvel, पानवेल paanvel • Nepalese: naagavallii • Sanskrit: नागवल्ली naagavalli • Tamil: இலைக்கொடி ilaikkoti, தாம்பூலவல்லி taampulavalli, வெற்றிலைக்கொடி veyyilaikkoti • Telugu: ఆకుతీగ akutiga, నాగవల్లి nagavalli, నాకబలి nakabali, తమలము tamalamu, తాంబూలవల్లి tambulavalli, తాంబూలి tambuli THE LEAF: Bengali: পান paana, পর্ণ parna, পর্ণকারী parnakari • Bikol: buyo • Burmese: kun-ya • Chinese: da feng teng, ju jiang, tu bi ba, tu wei teng, wei zi, wei ye • English: betel leaf • Gujarati: paan • Hindi: पान pan • Iloko: gaued • Indonesian: bakik serasa, serasa, séwéh, séwéh lubuh • Kannada: panu • Konkani: पान paan, पडी पान padipaan • Latin: piper folium • Malay: se keh • Marathi: पान pan, विड्याचे पान vidyache pan • Nepalese: paan • Pampanga: samat • Pangasinan: gaoed • Portuguese: alfavaca de cobra, cobrinha • Sanskrit: parna • Tagalog: buyo anis, ikmo, ikmong iloko, itmo, manin • Tamil: vettrilai, வெற்றிலை veyyilai • Telugu: ఆకు aku, తమల tamala, తమలపాకు tamalapaku • Thai: phlu, phulu • Urdu: pan • Vietnamese: lau, mjàu, thô lau dàng, trâu cay, trâu không, trâu luong • and: buyog, buyu, gok, namat ... THE QUID: Arabic: tâmûl, tanbul, wara tumbul • Baltic: samok • Bengali: খিলি khili, তাম্বুল taambula • Gujarati: tanbolaa • Indonesian: sirih • Malay: seureuh • Marathi: तांबूल or तांबूळ tambul, वीटिका vitika • Sanskrit: तांबूल tambul • Telugu: ఆకుచుట్ట akucutta, ఆకుమడుపు akumadupu, మావటము mavatamu, తమలపాకులపట్టీ tamalapakulapatti, తాంబూలము tambulamu, తాంబూలపుబిడా tambulapubida • Urdu: tambuli, tanbol • Visayan: kanisi, manon, nanin CEREMONIAL: Konkani: vido • Marathi: vida • Sanskrit: वीटिका vitika • Telugu: వీడెము videmu, విడియ vidiya, వీడియము vidiyamu, వీడ్యముvidyamu, వీటి viti Betel pepper is one of the oldest plants respected as holy in India. The cultivation, harvest and consumption is steeped in tradition and religion. It is consumed by itself, fresh or dried, as tea or in combination with betel nuts (Areca catechu). Its use is not always connected to rituals, but always respected. As a medicinal, it is used for infections, stomach problems and as an aphrodisiac and life tonic. More recent research has shown betel leaves to strengthen the immune system and to inhibit certain cancer cells. But it's greatest role around the world is most likely as the leaf that holds the betel quid together, which is made from Areca catechu seeds, hydrated lime, and optional herbs and spices. Betel chewing is one of the most widely distributed stimulant indulgences. Betel has been called "the daily social lubricant of Southeast Asia". |
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| Author | Dinesh Valke from Thane, India |
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