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Perennial vine, soft stem, creeping or climbing by clinging roots. Leaves grow alternately, heart-shaped, pointed tip, prominent… Perennial vine, soft stem, creeping or climbing by clinging roots. Leaves grow alternately, heart-shaped, pointed tip, prominent veins, glossy, dark green leaf surface. Flowers are small, white or pale yellow, growing in squirrel-tail shaped clusters. Distribution: Commonly grown in Vietnam and many Southeast Asian countries. Uses: Betel leaves have aromatic essential oils, spicy taste, often eaten with areca nut, lime (betel chewing custom). In folk medicine, betel leaves are used as an antiseptic, to treat sore throat, flu, aches and pains.