Aqueous extraction of hydroxychavicol from Piper Betle L. leaves

• Main Authors: Pin, K. Y., Chuah, T. G., Abdull Rashih, A., Rasadah, M. A., Law, C. L., Choong, T. S. Y.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology; QK Botany; SB Plant culture
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/184/1/KYPin2006_Aqueous_extraction_of_hydroxychavicol_from.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/184/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Piper betle L. is locally named as Sirih and Betel in English. It is a native medicinal plant of central and eastern parts of Peninsular Malaysia. The betel plant is an attractive and aromatic creeper with alternate, heart shaped, smooth, shining, and long stalked leaves with pointed apex. Betel lea...