Li Mingzhizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica records: "(Areca catechu) and Fritillaria cirrhosa leaves can be chewed together with clam ash, which can remove scabies in the chest." Betel nut can be chewed with leaves and mussel ash, which can remove boils and bad breath in the chest.
Eat areca is harmful to health, so people should quit eat areca. People who have the habit of chewing betel nut should go to the hospital in time to check if there are signs such as chronic oral ulcers, white spots and dark spots on the oral mucosa, and rule out the possibility of cancer.
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According to the statistics of drug administration, there are 225 kinds of drugs containing betel nut in China. Generally speaking, betel nut has the efficacy of "killing insects and breaking accumulation, reducing qi and stagnation, promoting diuresis and eliminating dampness", and has been used to treat parasitic infections such as tapeworms, hookworms, roundworms and ginger worms.
Simo Decoction, which consists of areca nut, linderae root, ginseng and agarwood, is mainly used to treat "seven emotions against qi, shortness of breath in the morning, making people stop eating and stuffy food". There is a folk tradition that babies take Simotang one week after birth. It is said that it is good for the child's stomach, and it won't make trouble in the future.
The economic value of betel nut is very high, and about 1500-2000 plants can be planted per hectare. The yield of betel nut varieties in China is high, and the yield per plant can reach about 30kg, which has high economic value. People in Hainan, Taiwan Province, Hunan and other places in China have had the habit of eating betel nut since ancient times, and betel nut is the main chewing food.
The processing output value alone reached 3.5 billion yuan, providing 200,000 jobs. The market potential is great. With the injection of science and technology, the types of deep-processed products are rich, the consumer market is gradually expanding, and the market prospect is good.
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