The efficacy and role of betel nut. Why is betel nut not banned if it causes cancer?

Betel nut is a unique plant that grows in the southern tropical region. Its seeds can be eaten by humans and used as medicine. It has high medicinal value, but betel nut is also carcinogenic to a certain extent, and many people don't like it. So what are the effects and functions of betel nut? Why is it not banned in countries that can cause cancer?

[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.

The efficacy and function of betel nut

1. Deworming and pain relief

Betel nut has a very obvious anthelmintic effect. It has a significant effect on expelling and eliminating many parasites in the human body. It can kill parasites in the human body and excrete them out of the body with human metabolism. It can also quickly relieve abdominal pain caused by parasites.

2. Eliminate stagnation and stop diarrhea

Betel nut is bitter in taste. It can enter the stomach meridian and intestines, help food and stop diarrhea. It has an ideal therapeutic effect on human spleen and stomach disharmony, indigestion, diarrhea and abdominal pain. In addition, if people have abdominal distension, constipation and damp-heat dysentery, they can also directly take some betel nut, which can quickly relieve the discomfort symptoms of the human body.

3. Diuresis and swelling

After being used as medicine, betel nut can not only promote qi circulation but also promote diuresis. It can accelerate the metabolism of excess water in the human body. In clinical practice, it is often used to treat many common diseases such as edema and difficulty urinating. The therapeutic effect is particularly outstanding. In addition, when people suffer from athlete's foot edema due to excessive dampness and toxicity, betel nut can also be used to treat it. It can expel moisture from the body and significantly alleviate the symptoms of athlete's foot.

4. Prevent malaria

Betel nut also has a significant preventive effect on malaria, which is highly prevalent in humans. When necessary, it is best to take it together with other Chinese medicinal materials such as Changshan and Amomum villosum, which can effectively reduce the incidence of malaria.

Betel nut can cause cancer, why not ban it?

Betel nut contains a large amount of carcinogenic alkaloids. If people consume it excessively for a long time, it is easy to become addicted and increase the incidence of cancer. However, betel nut is also a traditional Chinese medicine. It has many benefits for the human body. It can be used to treat many human diseases and has a very good therapeutic effect. In addition, as long as people do not take betel nut excessively, it will not cause cancer. Therefore, the country has not issued a policy to prohibit the consumption of betel nut.