For people from any age, eating paan has become a tradition during Odisha’s three-day Raja festival, also known as the swing festival. A variety of paans are enjoyed by people throughout the festivities. During the festival, women of all ages can also be seen chewing betel at stores, restaurants, and shopping centres. There are several varieties of paans available in a range of tastes. Ayurvedic paan, fire paan, and crushed ice paan are examples of recent inventions.
5 BENEFITS OF EATING THE PAAN ARE :-
- Helps in improving the digestion: As mentioned above, paan is a digestive aid. So, whenever you feel some bloating in your stomach or your digestive system is not performing well, try eating a paan. It will help you with your digestion problem.
- Good for Skin: Very few of us know that the antimicrobial properties of betel leaves (paan Ka Patta) help in giving us a pimple-acne-free, smooth skin. It prevents/cures skin allergies, rashes due to dry skin, dark spots, in removing sunburns also.
- Helpful in maintaining oral hygiene: Betel leaves help in preventing tooth decay and also keeps our teeth and gums solid or healthy. This is because betel leaves contain antibacterial properties which can help counter bad oral cleanliness.
- Eases Constipation: Betel leaves are a powerhouse of antioxidants that clear radicals from the body. Sometimes the ph level of the stomach increases which increases the acid level in the stomach due to this upset stomach. So if you consume the Betel leaves it helps the body and an upset stomach Ayurveda broadly suggests eating betel leaves for relief from constipation.
- Used in medicine for treatment: Betel leaf generally helps in treating many health related issues like in abscesses, constipation, conjunctivitis, itches, rheumatism, abrasions, and many more. This is because Betel leaf has antibacterial properties and these properties help in the treatment.
