Betel nut, when I was a child, I heard from my mother that girls should not go to eat areca and learn those bad things ... I think Betel nut is a bad boy in our time. Then I grew up and watched a lot of videos. The consumption market of betel nut is quite large, and the output in tropical areas is not low. And many experts have done research on betel nut. In fact, betel nut is not only not delicious, sometimes I even steal a small piece to eat.

What does betel nut do?

First of all, from the nutritional point of view, betel nut contains many nutrients needed by human body. For example, raw areca contains 3 1. 1% phenols, 18.7% polysaccharides, 14.0% fat, 10.8% crude fiber, etc. Then there are 9.9% water, 0.5% alkaloids and more than 20 kinds of trace elements, among which betel nut also contains betel nut oil, choline and other beneficial substances.

Secondly, betel nut also has a refreshing effect. When eat areca chews betel nut, it should be the substance of betel nut itself, which will make people feel refreshed and slightly hot, and the face may turn red when they eat it for the first time. ? But eating it whole will make you feel comfortable and high. At this time, people's brains are in a state of excitement, and their natural physical strength will keep up, which will promote the improvement of work efficiency and the whole person will go up a step at once. ? , the response is more sensitive.

Chewing betel nut can warm our bodies and help us keep out the cold in winter. Chewing a few betel nuts when working outside in winter feels fiercer than eating Chili, and it will be much warmer. Finally, betel nut has certain medicinal effects. Many doctors use it to treat diseases. Has the function of preventing miasma. Boiling betel nut with vegetables has the effect of "killing insects, breaking accumulation and promoting qi stagnation" In addition, betel nut also has the functions of stopping vomiting, expelling worms, promoting digestion, relieving cough and sobering up.

The efficacy of betel nut: insects gather abdominal pain: betel nut is mainly used to treat Cunningba, that is, tapeworm. It is one of the effective traditional Chinese medicines for expelling tapeworms. Stagnant dysentery: Areca catechu can treat fullness or expectoration, or weakness of spleen and stomach, indigestion, abdominal distension and pain, or chest cold, qi stagnation and so on. , similar to gastrointestinal dysfunction, dyspepsia, chronic colitis. It is often combined with Radix Aucklandiae, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae and Rhizoma Curcumae. Areca catechu is also commonly used for dysentery, diarrhea, purulent blood, abdominal pain, acute diarrhea and severe diarrhea, similar to bacillary dysentery and acute enteritis. It is often used with Paeonia lactiflora, Angelica sinensis, Coptidis Rhizoma and rhubarb.