Areca Nut
Toxicology areca nut and the betel leaf have caused dna damage and cancer in cells and in animal experiments.
Areca nut. The areca nut aer k e or e r i k e is the fruit of the areca palm areca catechu which grows in much of the tropical pacific melanesia and micronesia southeast and south asia and parts of east africa. Kennst du ubersetzungen die noch nicht in diesem worterbuch enthalten sind. Hier kannst du sie vorschlagen. Bitte immer nur genau eine deutsch englisch ubersetzung eintragen formatierung siehe guidelines moglichst mit einem guten beleg im kommentarfeld.
Raman bedi crispian scully in mansons tropical infectious diseases twenty third edition 2014. Areca nut the fourth most common addiction globally following tobacco alcohol and caffeine is estimated to be used by 600 million people particularly among south east and south east asian communities. Dieses deutsch englisch worterbuch basiert auf der idee der freien weitergabe von wissen. Enthalt ubersetzungen von der tu chemnitz sowie aus mr honeys business dictionary englischdeutsch.
Betel nut is the fourth behind alcohol nicotine and caffeine most widely used addictive substance in the world with its chewers making up 10 of the worlds population mostly in asia and south asia103105 betel nut is ingested due to its ability to increase stimulation and improve the feeling of well being with users. Chewing the mixture of areca nut and betel leaf is a tradition custom or ritual which dates back thousands of years in much of the geographical areas from south asia eastward to the pacific. It constitutes an important and popular cultural activity in many asian and oceanic countries including pakistan the maldives india. Areca nut is widely consumed by all ages groups in many parts of the world especially south east asia.
The objective of this review is to systematically review and collate all the published data that are related to the systemic effects of areca nut. Betel nut consumption has been linked to the incidence of metabolic syndrome.