The effects of betel nut are not fully understood and further research is needed. The strength of the drug (varies from batch to batch).Whether other drugs are taken around the same time.Whether the person is used to taking it.It’s important to be careful when taking any type of drug.īetel nut affects everyone differently, based on: Use of any drug always carries some risk. Some people from these regions who have settled in other countries have continued their cultural practice of chewing betel nut. It has traditionally played an important role in social customs, religious practices and cultural rituals. Cultural practiceīetel nut chewing is an important cultural practice in some regions in south and south-east Asia and the Asia Pacific.
Sometimes areca nuts are rolled in leaves other than betel leaf, such as a leaf from the rubiaceous plant ( Mitrogyna speciosa), nutmeg tree ( Myristica fragrans), or the pepper plant used in kava ( Piper methysticum). This leaf package is known as a betel quid, betel nut chew, betel chew, betel pan or betel paan (India).3īetel quids may also contain tobacco and other additives such as cloves, cardamom, nutmeg, aniseed, coconut, sugar, syrups and fruit extracts, to enhance the flavour. The most common method of using betel nut is to slice it into thin strips and roll it in a betel leaf with slaked lime (powder) or crushed seashells.
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