Paan has been integral to medicine and entertainment in South Asia for millennia. The ancient Sanskrit text on medicine, Sushruta Samhita, prescribes paan for digestion.

A traditional and popular paan of banaras made of fennel seeds, coconut silvers and various spices. A modern kick to traditional paan with chocolate syrup wrapped along with sweet and spicy ...

Paan originated over 5,000 years ago in India as a post-meal digestive and mouth freshener. Modern variants include sweet paan without tobacco, and 'fire paan' which involves briefly lighting the ...