People who have eaten betel nut will feel that betel nut is like chewing gum. In fact, many people around us like to chew betel nut. Although betel nut has a refreshing effect, eating it regularly is actually quite harmful, and The taste of betel nut is also very strong. Some people like to smoke while eating betel nut. So what are the dangers of eating betel nut and cigarettes together? What shouldn’t be eaten with betel nut?

1. Gum cancer

Gum cancer is a disease that is not easy to detect. It will cause ulcers. Most of them are regarded as oral ulcers. They are caused by eating betel nut and smoking for a long time. , will cause the gums to be affected, and will also cause the gums to be corroded, so it is easy to form gum cancer.

2. Tongue cancer

Chewing betel nut and smoking can also cause tongue cancer. In the early stages of tongue cancer, patients often feel obvious pain and can cause damage to the tongue. , can also cause ulcers at the base and body of the tongue, and gradually affect other parts, causing speech disorders. If tongue problems occur, it will also affect his speech.

3. Oral cancer

Oral cancer has similar symptoms to oral ulcers. It is difficult to distinguish them in the early stage, and it will also delay the treatment time. You will feel the pain when swallowing. Abnormal, people who often chew betel nut and smoke can hardly feel the abnormality.

4. Hard palate cancer

Smoking contains many chemical components and carcinogens. Long-term smoking and long-term chewing of betel nut will affect various parts of the body and cause Abnormalities in the mucous membranes lead to stomatitis, which is mainly caused by smoking for a long time.

5. What are the dangers of regular smoking

(1) Lung disease

Cigarettes contain harmful ingredients such as tar, carbon monoxide, and nicotine, which are harmful to the lungs. The damage is very serious and can easily lead to lung diseases such as tracheitis, emphysema, pulmonary heart disease, and lung cancer.

(2) Cardiovascular disease

Regular smoking will constrict the coronary arteries, causing myocardial infarction. It will also cause an increase in adrenaline, causing the heartbeat to accelerate and the heart load to increase, affecting Academic cycle leads to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes, stroke and other diseases.

(3) Smoking causes cancer

Smoking is the fastest and most abundant way to generate free radicals. Excessive free radicals will destroy cell activity and be easily invaded by bacteria or viruses, leading to cancer and Many chronic diseases.

(4) Affects intelligence

Smoking seriously affects people’s intelligence and memory, thereby reducing the efficiency of work and study. Passive smoking in children, in particular, is more harmful and prone to pneumonia and bronchitis. inflammation, severe asthma and other diseases.

(5) Other hazards

Smoking by men will affect sexual function and fertility. Smoking by pregnant women can cause great harm to the fetus and even cause miscarriage. Passive smoking is even more harmful.

6. What are the dangers of eating betel nut frequently?

(1) Oral cancer can easily occur if you eat it frequently.

Oral cancer can easily occur if you eat betel nut regularly. This is because betel nut It contains carcinogenic alkaloids, and eating too much can cause oral cancer.

(2) Damage to teeth

Eating betel nut regularly will not only turn your teeth black, but betel nut contains lime, which can easily form dental calculus with betel nut juice. In addition, chewing betel nut hard for a long time can also cause damage. The dentin may even crack or break the tooth.

(3) Oral diseases are easy to develop

Regular chewing of betel nut can cause oral submucosal fibrosis and leukoplakia, which may cause difficulty in opening the mouth, pain, numbness, whitening of the oral mucosa, or ulcer.

(4) Affects digestive function

Betel nut juice can easily damage the body's taste nerves and saliva secretion, hindering the digestive system, and betel nut residue can irritate the gastrointestinal wall, causing inflammation of the gastric mucosa and even perforation. Affects nutrient absorption and causes malnutrition, especially in children.

(5) Causes miscarriage

If pregnant women often eat betel nut, it may cause miscarriage. For the health of the baby, it is best for pregnant mothers not to eat betel nut and smoke.

7. What should not be eaten together with betel nut?

Betel nut cannot be eaten with oranges, otherwise it will cause physical discomfort.

Betel nut has the functions of eliminating phlegm and relieving cough, widening the chest and preventing vomiting, digesting food and sobering up, and repelling parasites. However, oranges should not be eaten together with betel nut. Eating them together will cause physical discomfort. Therefore, avoid eating oranges after eating oranges.

8. How to eat betel nut best

Tanzhou betel nut duck

Ingredients: Ingredients: 1 duck (weighing about 750 grams), 4 betel nuts Each, 50 grams of red pepper and 25 grams of green garlic.

Seasoning: 100g salad oil, 8g salt, 30g ginger slices, 5g MSG, 5g soy sauce, 20g chopped chili, 30g cooking wine, 5g sesame oil, 100g stock.

Method: After slaughtering the duck, chop it into 4 cm long strips, cut the betel nut into pieces for later use, and cut the sharp pepper into horse hoof segments. Place the green garlic segments at the bottom of the dry pot. Heat the oil in the wok until it is 60% hot. Add the chopped pepper and ginger slices and stir-fry over high heat until the oil turns red. Add the duck pieces and stir-fry until they change color. Add the betel nuts, cooking wine, soy sauce, salt, MSG, and stock and simmer over medium heat for 6 seconds. Minutes until cooked, add pepper and put into dry pot and serve.

Steamed Pork Ribs with Black Bean, Champagne and Taro

Ingredients: Betel nut and taro, pork ribs, garlic, a little oil, garlic slices, black bean sauce, dried pepper shreds, a little cooking wine, soy sauce, light soy sauce, Salt, chicken essence, a little chopped green onion

Method: Peel the betel nut taro and cut into small pieces; cut the chop into small pieces and drain; peel the garlic and cut into pieces. Heat a little oil in a pot, add garlic slices and black bean sauce and sauté until fragrant, add taro cubes and ribs, pour a little cooking wine and stir-fry until the water is slightly dry, add shredded dried peppers, drizzle with soy sauce, light soy sauce, add salt and chicken essence, mix well, and put it into a bowl middle. Transfer to the pressure cooker, steam over medium heat for fifteen minutes and turn off the heat. Take it out and sprinkle some chopped green onion for decoration.