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Ayurvedic Dravya · Spice · — kcal / 100g

Betel leaf Tambula

Also known as: paan leaf, paan ka patta, vetrilai

The classical after-meal rite — tambula-sevana: a fresh leaf after food sweetens the mouth, moves digestion and, the texts add, pleases the mind. The leaf alone is the medicine; its infamous companions are not.

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Betel leaf — Ayurvedic Spice & USDA Nutrition

Betel leaf — Rasa: Pungent, Bitter, Astringent · Virya: Heating · Vipaka: Pungent · — kcal per 100g (USDA).

Vāta: Pacifies (-1) Pitta: Mildly Increases (+1) Kapha: Strongly Pacifies (-2)
Rasa (Six Tastes)
Pungent, Bitter, Astringent
Vīrya (Potency)
Heating
Vipāka (Post-Digestive)
Pungent
Guṇas (Qualities)
Light, Sharp, Penetrating
Digestibility & Agni
5/5 · Agni 2
Seasons & Timing
Varsha, Hemanta, Shishira · Midday, Evening

Classical Ayurvedic Profile & Preparation

The classical after-meal rite — tambula-sevana: a fresh leaf after food sweetens the mouth, moves digestion and, the texts add, pleases the mind. The leaf alone is the medicine; its infamous companions are not.

Traditional Preparation (Samskara)

Fresh heart-shaped leaf, rib removed, taken plain or with fennel-cardamom-gulkand after meals. Everything wrong with 'paan' arrives with the additives, not the leaf.

Classical Provenance: Charaka Samhita (tambula-sevana, dinacharya); Bhavaprakasha (tambula).

Synergistic Combinations (Samyoga)

  • plain leaf with fennel and cardamom after meals (the clean tambula)
  • with gulkand as meetha paan (no areca, no tobacco)
  • leaf juice with honey for children's coughs (folk)

Contraindications & Viruddha Āhāra (Food Incompatibilities)

  • Contraindication: with areca nut or tobacco — the carcinogenic combinations, excluded from any recommendation
  • Contraindication: with slaked lime in quantity (oral mucosa)
  • Contraindication: pitta excess / mouth ulcers
  • Contraindication: pregnancy (medicinal quantities)

Verified USDA Nutrition Facts for Betel leaf

Complete macronutrient, vitamin, and mineral profile per 100 grams and per 1 tbsp (2g):

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