What are the benefits of eating betel nut

Betel nut is a unique food in southern China and is most common in Hainan. Some local ethnic minorities have the habit of chewing betel nut frequently. This kind of betel nut is a kind of Chinese medicine. It has many benefits to the body after people eat it. The benefits produced are different under different eating methods. The following editor will show you what are the benefits of eating betel nut.

[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.

What are the benefits of eating betel nut?

1. Eating betel nut can refresh the mind and help digestion. There are some substances in betel nut that can stimulate the nerves. After people chew it, the nerves will be in an excited state, which has the effect of refreshing the mind. In addition, betel nut also has a stimulating effect on the human digestive system and can speed up digestion in the body.

2. Eating betel nut has an anthelmintic effect. It has a good effect on eliminating many parasites in the human body. Whipworms, pinworms, roundworms, etc. can all die under the effect of betel nut and be excreted from the body with human excretion. When eating, you can grind 100 grams of betel nut into powder, add 500 grams and soak for two hours, then put it in a pot and fry it into 200 grams. Take it out and divide it into three parts and take it within one day. In order to avoid vomiting after taking it, you can eat 20 grams of magnesium sulfate before taking it. This method has obvious therapeutic effect on parasites in the human body.

3. Betel nut can also be used externally and has a good therapeutic effect on glaucoma. You can extract the juice from betel nut slices and make eye drops into them. Drop one drop every five minutes. After six drops, drop once every half an hour for three times in a row. After the symptoms of glaucoma improve, you can drop once or twice a day to control the intraocular pressure within the normal range. Daily drops can reduce the recurrence of glaucoma.