Red betel (
Piper crocatum) included in the family Piperaceae, growing vine with heart-like shape of leaf. The leaf appearance is silvery and shiny red. In the red betel leaf there are phytochemical compounds which is contained alkoloid, saponins, tannins and flavonoids. Red betel has long been used by people in Java as a remedy for healing various types of diseases and is part of the custom event. Red betel can be used in fresh, crude drug extracts and capsules. Empirically red betel can cure many diseases such as diabetes mellitus, hepatitis, kidney stones, lower cholesterol, prevent stroke, gout, hypertension, inflammation of the liver,prostate inflammation, eye inflammation, vaginal discharge, ulcers, fatigue, joint pain and soften the skin. Results of preclinical tests in mice with the extract up to a dose of 20 g / kg body weight, safe to eat and no toxic.
