Benefits of eating betel nut in moderation

I believe everyone can imagine the benefits of eating betel nut in moderation. Let me introduce them to you in detail below.

[Warning] Betel nut is a Class 1 carcinogen on the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer list of carcinogens. Chewing betel nut can increase the risk of oral cancer.

Benefits of eating betel nut in moderation

Betel nut is the seed of the palm plant Areca catechu. It tastes bitter, pungent and warm in nature. It enters the stomach and large intestine meridians. Betel nut can expel parasites, eliminate stagnation, lower qi, promote water flow and stop malaria. It can treat parasite accumulation, food stagnation, abdominal distension and pain, heaviness after diarrhea, beriberi, edema and malaria. This product has a slow laxative effect and is easy to consume qi, so it is not suitable for people with spleen deficiency, loose stools or qi deficiency and sinking; pregnant women should use it with caution. It is forbidden for people with qi deficiency and sinking. For internal use: decoction, 6-15g, 60-120g can be used alone to kill parasites; or it can be made into pills or powders. It is more effective when used raw, and slower when fried; fresh ones are better than those that have been aged for a long time.

The pharmacological effects of betel nut are mainly manifested in:

Betel nut has an insect repellent effect

The basic report shows that the decoction of betel nut and alcohol precipitation have obvious in vitro insecticidal effect on liver fluke. The worm body fully stretched after the action of betel nut, the worm body is thin and flat, and the length increases significantly. The decoction of betel nut has the effect of promoting the liver migration of schistosomiasis in mice. 1-2% detannic acid betel nut extract can cause flaccid paralysis in pork tapeworm, beef tapeworm and short tapeworm. The head segment and immature segment are more sensitive than the mature segment. The paralytic effect may be in the nervous system rather than in the muscle.

Benefits of Betel Nut

Betel nut is the mature seed of the palm plant Areca catechu. According to different processing methods, it can be divided into betel nut, fried betel nut, burnt betel nut and betel nut charcoal. After processing, it should be stored in a dry container, sealed and placed in a ventilated and dry place.

Betel nut has many effects such as "reducing edema, unblocking joints, strengthening the spleen and regulating the middle, treating heartache and accumulation". In addition, betel nut also has the effect of treating glaucoma, high blood pressure, and expelling parasites.

Betel nut is one of the four major southern medicines in my country. Betel nut produces Danjin, which makes the ears red and the eyes dizzy after eating, just like being drunk.

Betel nut can promote digestion, cure diseases and beautify the skin. Eating betel nut mainly affects the central nervous system and the autonomic nervous system. In the central nervous system, the changes in brain waves and the speed of reaction movements when eating betel nut were recorded. The experimental results found that eating betel nut can increase alertness, make reaction movements more sensitive, and also calmer; eating betel nut will increase heart rate, but the increase in blood pressure is quite slight.