Betel Nut Health Benefits

Betel nut can be used as a home remedy for cough, tooth decay, intestinal worms, lip sore and dysuria. The Betel nut or Areca nut is the seed of the Areca palm and grows in much of the tropical Pacific, Asia, and parts of east Africa. Betel nuts are chewed with betel leaf for their effects as a mild stimulant, causing a heightened sense of awareness. Betel nut is a known human carcinogen and care should be administered in consuming excessive quantities of the same.

Medicial Properties of Betel Nut

The betel nut has cooling, diuretic, digestive, anthelmintic, aphrodisiac, astringent, emmenagogue and nervine tonic properties.

Betel Nut Home Remedies

It is used to treat the following conditions:

• Lip Sore

  The root decoction is a good cure for lip sores. Its cooling and astringent action speeds up the healing.

• Intestinal Worms

  Arecanuts ground in buttermilk is a good remedy against worm infestation.

• Indigestion

  Cured nuts powdered with camphor, saunph, cardamom and poppy seeds is a good antidote against indigestion.

• Dysuria

  Areca nut decoction is a diuretic and facilitates urine production.

• Cough

  The combination of betel nut and leaf is a good remedy against cough.

• Tooth Decay

  Chewing the cured nuts provides salivation and helps prevent tooth decay and ulcers. However, constant use has a detrimental effect on teeth.

Indian Language Glossary:

English	Latin	Sanskrit	Hindi	Marathi	Tamil	Telugu	Malayalam	Kannada
Betel nut, arecanut	Areca Catechu	Pugah	Supari	Supari	Pakkumaram	Vakka	Kavennu	Adike