Areca nut, derived from the fruit of the Areca catechu tree, is commonly chewed in many Asian cultures, often in combination with betel leaf, creating a mixture known as betel quid. This practice ...

Betel nuts are eaten after having ... 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 this form.

Areca Nut is the seed of the Areca catechu palm tree and is the fourth most common ... cloves or wrapped in betel leaf (pan). ‘Oral Cancer Prevention of the IARC Handbooks of Cancer Prevention ...