Roja Betel Nut
Scientific names areca catechu l.
Roja betel nut. Chewing the betel nut stimulates salivary flow thereby aiding digestion. Betel nut has also been used as an appetite stimulant. Some research suggests that betel leaves can have immune boosting capacities. It is also credited that chewing betel nut get the teeth cleaned it could protect the gums and teeth.
Betel nut has a long history in south and southeast asia and the pacific basin. In guam and other pacific islands its use can be traced back as far as 2000 years. Betel leaf and betelnut are regarded as auspicious symbols of hospitality and denote a moral social and legal commitment. Indian culture and tradition hold betel nut and betel leaves in high esteem evident through their use in many social and religious ceremonies.
Use of betel nut is contraindicated in asthma due to bronchoconstrictive effects of the alkaloid arecoline and pregnancy abortifacient. Due to increased incidence of oral cancer associated with betel chewing it must not be used as masticatory. Areca nut is chewed alone or in the form of quids a mixture of tobacco powdered or sliced areca nut and slaked lime wrapped in the leaf of betel vine piper betel. Categories free sale individual automotive.
Betel or areca nut probably named after its name in kannada viz adake are the seeds of the betel palm areca catechu. They belong to the same family as the coconut ie. Chambers english dictionary traces the root of the term areca to a portuguese adaptation of the malaysian word adekka for the plant. The nut may be used fresh dried or cured by boiling baking or roasting.
The quid is a mixture of areca nut tobacco and lime wrapped in the leaf of the betel vine piper betel l.