astringent extract made from boiled pieces of areca palm wood. The nuts can be bought and eaten in this form. Alternatively, they are sold in ‘paan’ shops wrapped in betel (‘paan’) leaves ...

He said that it was time to stop using it and suggested introducing products made from areca nut leaves instead. Most people in Pemathang Gewog grow areca nuts. Pemathang Chiwog Tshogpa Sangay Tenzin, ...