1, Areca catechu contains alkaloids, Areca catechu oil, choline, catechin and other nutrients needed by human body. eat areca can not only refresh the mind, but also prevent and treat glaucoma and qi stagnation.

2. Areca catechu is called "Xipi Dan" in the medical field, and it is a kind of medicinal fruit commonly used by medical practitioners in past dynasties. Chewing and eating Areca catechu can play a very good role in promoting digestion, eliminating phlegm and guiding stagnation. At the same time, it can also enhance intestinal contractility, promote gastrointestinal absorption, and play a role in moistening the intestines, relaxing bowels and preventing constipation.

3, betel nut itself also has the effect of eliminating dampness and expelling cold, and benefiting water and regulating qi, so people with moisture in the body can soak betel nut in water for treatment.

4. Areca catechu has an anthelmintic effect, so Areca catechu is a traditional Chinese medicine commonly used in clinic with remarkable effect of expelling tapeworms. If pinworm, ascaris lumbricoides or hookworm infection occurs, it can be cured with appropriate amount of betel nut decoction, or it can be mixed with pumpkin seeds, pomegranate root bark, morning glory seeds and other drugs to drink decoction, and the treatment effect will be better.

Disadvantages of eat areca:

1, It is found that if you chew semen arecae or betel nut in large quantities, the chances of malignant diseases such as esophageal cancer, throat cancer and oral cancer will increase, because semen arecae can destroy oral mucosa and lead to fibrosis of oral mucosa.

And there are data to confirm that most patients with oral cancer live in South Asia and Southeast Asia, and they usually have the habit of chewing betel nut.

2. Because betel nut contains a large amount of arecoline, it will make the nerves in a state of high excitement. Although this is one of the reasons why people like to chew betel nut, the juice in betel nut will accumulate in the mouth often in eat areca. If health care measures are not taken, it will lead to blackening of teeth and even tooth damage for a long time. Secondly, betel nut residue can also stimulate the stomach wall and cause gastric mucosal inflammation and gastric perforation.

Extended data:

Anti-cancer effect of areca nut;

The anti-cancer effect of betel nut is actually related to its ingredients. First of all, catechins and phenolic compounds contained in betel nut have strong antioxidant activity, which has a good inhibitory effect on cancer cells in human body, especially gastric cancer and liver cancer. In addition, betel nut, together with other anticancer drugs, can play an anticancer role in liver cancer, esophageal cancer, gastric cancer and rectal cancer.

Precautions for eating betel nut:

Many people think that betel nut can cause cancer, in fact, this is related to the processing method of betel nut. Fresh betel nut without any processing means is a good health food, and its anticancer effect is first-class.

Eating betel nut should not be overdone. Excessive chewing betel nut will cause inflammation, swelling, pain and dental calculus around the root. In severe cases, dizziness and other adverse reactions will occur.

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