Betel nut can be chewed directly. In addition, there are two ways to eat betel nut.

1, eat raw, that is, the fresh green betel nut fruit cut into small slices, pulp and kernel chewing at the same time. This way of eating can prevent dental caries, invigorate the spleen and stomach, mental relief, and have the effect of curing edema and killing worms, eating a sweet feeling, slightly drunk, but there are no side effects.

2, the second way to eat is to chew betel nut dry, the so-called betel nut dry is the betel nut boiled in water and then placed in the sun dry, betel nut dry can be chewed directly, can also be coated with lime _ leaves together to chew, and which contains a variety of nutrients needed by the human body and beneficial substances.

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Characteristics of betel nut:

1. Stem erect, tree-like, more than 10 meters high, up to 30 meters high, with obvious ring-like leaf scars. Leaves are clustered at the top of the stem, pinnae numerous, glabrous on both surfaces, narrowly lanceolate, upper pinnae connate, irregularly toothed at the tip.

2, monoecious, inflorescences much branched, inflorescence axis stoutly compressed, branches zigzag, distal part slender, bearing 1- or 2-seriate male flowers, while female flowers are solitary at the base of branches; male flowers small, sessile, usually solitary, seldom in pairs, sepals ovate, petals oblong, stamens 6, filaments short, staminodes 3, linear; female flowers larger, sepals ovate, petals suborbicular, staminodes 6, connate.

3. Fruit oblong or ovoid, orange-yellow, mesocarp thick, fibrous. Seeds ovate, base truncate, endosperm chewy, embryo basal.

References:

Betel nut ---- Baidu encyclopedia