script. Betel nut chewing, also called betel quid chewing or areca nut chewing, is a practice in which areca nuts (also called "betel nuts") are chewed together...

countries. Betel nut chewing is addictive and causes adverse health effects, mainly oral and esophageal cancers, and cardiovascular disease. When chewed with...

Austronesian migrations and trade since at least 1500 BCE due to its use in betel nut chewing. It is widespread in cultivation and is considered naturalized in...

white catkins. Betel plants are cultivated for their leaves which are most commonly used as flavoring in chewing areca nut The term betel was derived from...

Betel chewing in China has a long history, particularly in the southern provinces. In modern times, betel nut chewing is popular nationwide. The social...

Though betel nuts are chewed in many regions in Southeast Asia, the betel nut beauty phenomenon is distinctly Taiwanese. The original betel nut beauties...

oral cancer than those who use neither. Other risk factors include betel nut chewing and sun exposure on the lip. HPV infection may play a limited role...

betel nut can be stored longer. Additionally, other ingredients can be added such as Plai (Zingiber Cassamunar) or Tobacco. Before chewing on betel most...

Areca nut (Areca catechu), a tropical crop, is popularly known as betel nut, as its common usage in the country is for mastication with betel leaves...

for profit. Betel nut chewing played a significant role in Philippine society in the past. Besides being beneficial for health, chewing betel leaf was a...

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A nut is a fruit consisting of a hard or tough nutshell protecting a kernel which is usually edible. In general usage and in a culinary sense, many dry...

leaves of betel and dried leaves of tobacco. Areca nut is also popularly referred to as betel nut because of its usage for chewing with betel leaves. In...

The Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) is a South American tree in the family Lecythidaceae, and it is also the name of the tree's commercially harvested...

cream, and dim sum. The herb can also be mixed with slaked lime for betel nut chewing or added to tobacco to make those strong flavors more palatable. Outside...

expensive edible pine nut species as a form of food fraud. Some Native American tribes use the hard outer shell of the pine nut as a bead for decorative...

northern Vietnam, archaeological data of some dental remains show that betel-nut chewing and tooth-blackening (nhuộm răng) were practicsed in the Núi Nấp archaeological...

rates, especially in smokers. Betel nut chewing is associated with an increased risk of head and neck cancer. When chewed with additional tobacco in its...

with ingredients like betel nut and lime, forming a concoction. Studies indicate that it is one of the most dangerous forms of chewing tobacco. It comprises...

Chewing gum is a soft, cohesive substance designed to be chewed without being swallowed. Modern chewing gum is composed of gum base, sweeteners, softeners/plasticizers...

paper mulberry (tapa tree), breadfruit, taro, ube, areca nut (including the practice of betel chewing), ginger, turmeric, candlenut, pandan, and citruses....

generally concluded with the chewing of Tamul (Assamese: তামোল). Pieces of Betel nut (Areca Catechu) are eaten in combination with Betel leaf (Piper betle), edible...

cannot grow. Consumption of kava is also believed to be the reason why betel nut chewing, ubiquitous elsewhere, was lost for Austronesians in Oceania. According...

spitting ban - video". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. "'Scared to chew': How a betel nut chewing habit nearly cost an ARIA-award winning singer his gift". ABC...

very common outside Japan to achieve this result by continuously chewing betel nut, which gives a dark red shade instead of black, in addition to all...

Auluck, A; Hislop, G; Poh, C; Zhang, L; Rosin, MP (2009). "Areca nut and betel quid chewing among South Asian immigrants to Western countries and its implications...

extracted from the mountains. The city is known for its areca palms and betel nut chewing. The city is famous in Burmese history for the Toungoo dynasty which...

Aflatoxin B1, a frequent food contaminant, causes liver cancer. Betel nut chewing can cause oral cancer. National differences in dietary practices may...

sheaf of betel leaves is traditionally offered as a mark of respect and auspicious beginnings. Areca nut are kept on top of the sheaf of betel leaves and...

by low-income populations. In a similar fashion to coca leaves, betel nuts are chewed with added limestone, turning the active ingredient arecoline into...