The areca palm, Areca catechu L. (family Arecaceae), is an important herbal medicine, which has the potential for the treatment of parasitic diseases, digestive function disorders, and depression ...

India leads the world in oral cancer cases linked to smokeless tobacco and areca nut, with 83,400 cases out of 120,200 ...

India has the largest number of oral cancer cases caused by smokeless tobacco (chewed, sucked on or sniffed) and areca nut ...

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India recorded the highest number of oral cancer cases in South Asia due to consumption of smokeless tobacco and areca nuts.

Unripe or ripe nuts are shelled, boiled and sun-dried, then crushed with lime and catechu, a red, astringent extract made from boiled pieces of areca palm wood. The nuts can be bought and eaten in ...