Dried Split Betel Nut Place of Origin THAILAND Place Of Origin Indonesia Active Compound Arecoline Province Propinsi Jaw

Areca Nut Betel Nuts Sun Dried Areca Catechu Supari Organic

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• Areca is used for treatment of a mental disorder called schizophrenia and an eye disorder called glaucoma.
• as a mild stimulant and as a digestive aid.
• Some people use areca as a recreational drug because it speeds up the central nervous system.
• Millions of people chew betel nuts in different parts of the world. Betel nut was once believed to improve saliva production, hunger, and dental health.
• The areca nut, which comes from the palm tree Areca catechu, makes up the nut part. The nut and lime may occasionally be enclosed in a wrap made of Piper betel vine leaves.
• Prevents dry mouth
• Prevents stained teeth
• Prevents gum infection
• Other versions combine all the elements as a powder. The betel nut is frequently combined with tobacco to make a substance known as gatka.
• It's not necessary to add other flavors like cardamom, cloves, or honey.
• Betel nut chewers can produce their own product, but there are also commercial versions available.
• Betel nut prevents oral cavities
• Betel nut is rich in nutrients

History

Chewing the mixture of areca nut and betel leaf is a tradition or custom which dates back thousands of years in many Asian and Oceanic countries. It is not known when the areca nut and betel leaf was combined together in to one psychoactive drug. Archeological evidence from Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines suggests that they have been used for four thousand years or more. In the Indian sub continent chewing of betel and areca nut dates back to pre Vedic period to Harappan Empire. Chinese work “San-Hu-Sundan” supposed to have been written during 140-8 B.C. referred areca nut under the name of “pinlang”, a Malaysian word. Spanish mariner Alvaro de Mandena had reported how Solomon Islanders were chewing the areca nut with leaves of betel and caustic lime that stained their mouths red.

Opinion of the origin of the areca nut is uncertain and has diverging views. Different researchers have found wild species of the genus in Malaysia, The Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and in the Sumatra Islands of Indonesia.

Products and Uses

The fruit of the Areca palm, commonly called as areca nut, is mainly used for chewing with betel leaf in almost all South Asian Countries and in Many South East Asian and Oceanic countries. It is a mild stimulant cause a mild hot sensation to the body. Nut is used both in fresh and dried forms. In Pakistan and India Fresh nut are cut and flavored to produce different products. In China and India Areca nut is used in the preparation of Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicines. In India powdered areca nut is used as a constituent in some tooth pastes. In some parts of India powdered areca nuts, decoctions or extracted alkaloids from areca are used in the veterinary medicine to remove tapeworms and other intestinal parasites of animals.

Areca leaves are used to produce many house hold items, for decorative purposes a nd the leaf sheath to make fast decomposing plates, packing materials etc. Traditionally, areca leaf sheaths have been used to pack cooked rice and to preserve treacle of “Fish Tail Palm”. Matured stems are used as a building material as well as for decoration of religious events by Hindus. Young plants are used as an ornamental plant.

Medicinal and Chemical Properties

Chemical constituents in areca nut are tannin, garlic acid and a fixed oil gum, a little terpineol, lignin, various saline substances and three main alkaloids namely Arecoline, Arecain and Guacine which have vasoconstriction properties.