Din charya (Daily Regimen)
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Tambula bhakshanam (chewing of beetle leaf)
Tambula is prepared by spreading slightly sugandhit (scented), pungent (tickt), and kashaya (astringent) substance on couple of Tambul patra (beetle leaf). These leaves are folded and kept in mouth and chewed slowly. Tambula has a cleansing effect in mouth. It removes foul breath from mouth. It has a tonic effect on voice and is therefore useful for speakers and singers.
Commonly used herbs for this purpose are jatiphal (Myristi cafragrans), Lavang (Syzygium aromaticum), kapur (Cinnamomum camphora), kankol (piper cubeba), supari (areca catechu, lata kasturi (hibiscus abelmoschus) are the herbs which are to be accompanied by Tambula patra.
Chewing beetle leaf is quite effect in diseases such as raktpitta (bleeding or hemorrhages), uru shat, sheen ( weak), moorcha (fainting), visha vicar (poisoning), shosh (tuberculosis) etc.
Tambula sevan kaal (time for taking tambula)
Tambula should be taken after waking up in the morning, after bath, lunch and dinner, before and after sexual intercourse, following an episode of vomiting.
