Areca Nut Chewing
It is also known as areca nut.
Areca nut chewing. The areca nut aer k e or e r i k e is the fruit of the areca palm areca catechu which grows in much of the tropical pacific melanesia and micronesia southeast and south asia and parts of east africa. The best known member of the genus is a. Catechu the areca nut palm. Several species of areca nuts known for their bitter and tangy taste raw or dried are routinely used for chewing especially in combination with the leaves of betel and dried leaves of tobacco.
Snippet areca nut is the fourth most commonly used psychoactive substance in the world chewed regularly by at least 10 of the population with high prevalences in south and southeast asia. Studies evaluating the effects of betel nut chewing suggest that a variety of the chemical compounds found in areca may exert activity. The betelnut also called pugua or mamaon by guamanians are palm nuts from the areca tree. The scientific name for the tree is areca catechu and resembles a thin coconut palm tree.
Nuts and bolts of areca areca nut palm is a commercial crop. There are two varieties of areca nut white and red. The white variety is found by harvesting fully ripe areca nut and by sun drying. What is betel nut.
Betel nut is the seed of the fruit of the areca palm.