Betel information

The betel, Piper betle, is a species of flowering plant in the pepper family Piperaceae, native to Southeast Asia. It is an evergreen, dioecious vine...

The areca nut (/ˈærɪkə/ or /əˈriːkə/) or betel nut is the fruit of the areca palm (Areca catechu), which grows in much of the tropical Pacific (Melanesia...

Burmese script. Betel nut chewing, also called betel quid chewing or areca nut chewing, is a practice in which areca nuts (also called "betel nuts") are chewed...

Taiwan, a betel nut beauty or binlang girl (Chinese: 檳榔西施; pinyin: bīnláng xīshī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pin-nn̂g se-si) is a young woman selling betel nuts and cigarettes...

palm, areca nut palm, betel palm, betel nut palm, Indian nut, Pinang palm and catechu. This palm is commonly called the betel tree because its fruit...

Betel chewing in China has a long history, particularly in the southern provinces. In modern times, betel nut chewing is popular nationwide. The social...

Betel quid chewing has always been an important part of Thai culture and tradition. In the past, betel chewing was a popular daily activity among Thais...

Mysore betel leaf is a variety of heart shaped betel (Piper betel) leaf grown in and around the region of Mysore. It is consumed as a betel quid or as...

पान दान, Bengali: পানদানি, Urdu: پان دان , English: Betel case) is a container for storing paan (betel leaf) used in South Asian households. It also stores...

leaves of betel and dried leaves of tobacco. Areca nut is also popularly referred to as betel nut because of its usage for chewing with betel leaves. In...

Asian cuisines. The leaves are often confused with betel, but they lack the intense taste of the betel leaves and are significantly smaller. Piper lolot...

Casimir Betel (born 20 August 1997) is a Chadian taekwondo practitioner. He won a bronze medal in the 2019 African Games competing in the men's –58 kg...

Korea, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam. The practice is often linked to betel chewing in many of those regions. Spitting has also been reported in some...

blackening is commonly confused with the red-stained teeth from betel chewing. However, betel chewing damages the teeth and gums, while teeth blackening does...

sufficient evidence in humans for the carcinogenicity of betel quid without tobacco. Betel quid without tobacco causes oral cancer. There is sufficient...

widely used by low-income populations. In a similar fashion to coca leaves, betel nuts are chewed with added limestone, turning the active ingredient arecoline...

chewed a betel quid after her meal, but was horrified to discover a severed finger near the place where she usually prepared her betel nuts and betel leaves...

onion, citrus peel, star anise, and peppercorns. It is often added to betel quids to enhance aroma while chewing. The spice is used in a type of cigarette...

primary constituents of the essential oil from the leaves of the betel plant (Piper betel) and catatia. It is an aromatic compound with a spicy odor. Decor...

tropical crop, is popularly known as betel nut, as its common usage in the country is for mastication with betel leaves. It is a palm tree species under...

responds better to radiation treatments than tobacco caused disease. Chewing betel, paan and Areca is known to be a strong risk factor for developing oral...

(consumed usually as a side dish with rice) and a hard variety (chewed like betel). Chhurpi is prepared in a local dairy or at home from buttermilk. The buttermilk...

The pinang scissor or betel nut scissor (kalakati) is a type of scissor from 19th century Bali, Indonesia for cutting betel nuts. A BALINESE GOLD INLAID...

vegetation, with villages often buried in groves of mango, jackfruit, bamboo, betel nut, coconut, and date palm. The country has up to 6000 species of plant...