Areca catechu contains arecoline, a special ingredient, and also contains refreshing ingredients. After this substance is absorbed by human body, it will affect the nervous system and increase the excitability of human body, so eat areca is easy to become addicted for a long time. In daily life, some people will treat betel nut as a snack, which is a bad habit and should be quit in time. Because frequent eat areca may lead to teeth blackening, and may also lead to increased tooth wear, gingival inflammation, gingival bleeding and gingival atrophy. Long-term consumption of betel nut in large quantities may also lead to oral cancer and cause harm to the body.
Therefore, in order to avoid eat areca addiction, we should control the intake of betel nut at ordinary times and have a correct understanding of the harmfulness of eat areca. It is recommended to eat healthy food, such as eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, which is good for your health.
Medicinal value of betel nut
It is mild in nature and bitter and pungent in taste, and belongs to stomach meridian and large intestine meridian. Its functions are killing insects, promoting digestion, promoting qi circulation and diuresis, so it can treat tapeworms, ascaris lumbricoides, Jiang Ye's disease, and other diarrhea, acute diarrhea, edema, beriberi and malaria. As a medicine, it should be noted that due to its cold nature, loose stool due to spleen deficiency and subsidence due to qi deficiency are prohibited. For pregnant women, that is, pregnant women, it must be applied under the guidance of a doctor. Betel nut should be used under the guidance of a doctor. If you feel uncomfortable during the medication, you should stop taking the medicine in time and go to the hospital.