| betel nut |
seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia
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| betel nut |
Areca nut, or pinang, more commonly known as betel nut, is the seed of the betel palm or Areca catechu, a species of palm tree which grows throughout the Pacific, Asia, and parts of east Africa. The most important active principles of betel nut are arecaine and arecoline, alkaloids which are comparable to nicotine in its stimulating, mildly intoxicating and appetite-suppressing effects on the mind. ...
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| betel nut |
"beetle-nut" -- Vietnamese chew the nut from the betel palm for its mild narcotic effect and lots of dark red spit. If chewed for months or years, it turns the teeth black -- not attractive. Some Vietnamese men chewed betel, but it was more often used by women, especially in the countryside.
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