Under normal circumstances, we only have eat areca fruit and no eat areca leaves. But if the purpose is medicine, that is, treating diseases, then betel nut and its leaves can be used as medicine. It is one of the precious "four unique southern medicines" in China, and chewing has an exciting effect.
Betel nut tastes bitter, pungent and warm. Meridian of stomach and large intestine. The efficacy of killing insects and promoting digestion, reducing qi and benefiting water. Indications: Insect accumulation, such as roundworm, tapeworm, pinworm, ginger worm, etc. , indigestion, epigastric pain, edema, beriberi, malaria and other diseases. Modern pharmacological experiments have proved that betel nut has the functions of expelling worms, resisting viruses, treating gout and resisting fungi.
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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.
Canceration is just one of the most serious hazards of chewing betel nut. Experts pointed out that calcium-containing betel nut and betel nut juice are easy to form stones when soaked in the mouth for a long time, and rough betel nut may also induce a variety of periodontal diseases. Chewing betel nut often will seriously damage teeth, lead to red and black teeth, seriously affect the appearance, and even fall off early.
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