Betel nut chewing
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Betel nut chewing, also called betel quid chewing or areca nut chewing, is a practice in which areca nuts are chewed together with slaked lime and betel leaves for their stimulant and narcotic effects
Ghiyas al-Din eats a betel chew, illustration from the Nimatnama-i-Nasiruddin-Shahi. Malwa, c. 1500. British Library
The items used in a chewing session. The betel leaves are folded. Slices of the dry areca nut are on the upper left. Slices of the tender areca nut are on the upper right. The pouch on the right has tobacco, an optional element. On the lower right, there are dried cloves.
Betel leaves at a market in Mandalay, Myanmar
A statue of a hermit with an offering of betel quid from Thailand
Areca nut
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The areca nut, also called betel nut, is the seed of a palm belonging to the areca genus. The palm is originally native to the Philippines, but was carried widely through the tropics by the Austronesi
Betel nut chewing
…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 with slaked lime and betel leaves for their stimulant and narcotic effects, the primary psychoactive…
Areca nuts
19th century drawing of the Areca palm and its nut
Areca fruits on a tree
Areca nut palm plantation in Goa, India