Betel leaf and Areca nut consumption in the world.

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The term Betel nut beauty ( also betel nut girl-) refers to a common sight along roadsides in Taiwan: a young woman selling betel nuts and cigarettes from a brightly lit glass enclosure while wearing revealing clothing ( Openshaw ).

The original betel nut beauties were the " Shuangdong Girls " who, in the 1960s, brought glamour to the opening of the Shuangdong Betel Nut Stand in Guoxing Township ( 國姓鄉 ), Nantou County ( Huang Wan-tran, Taipei Times, 2007 March ).

Betel nut beauties often hail from agricultural and working-class sectors of Taiwanese society.

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Examples of herbs where a high degree of confidence of a risk long term adverse effects can be asserted include ginseng, which is unpopular among herbalists for this reason, the endangered herb goldenseal, milk thistle, senna, against which herbalists generally advise and rarely use, aloe vera juice, buckthorn bark and berry, cascara sagrada bark, saw palmetto, valerian, kava, which is banned in the European Union, St. John's wort, Khat, Betel nut, the restricted herb Ephedra, and Guarana.

Production of Betel nut is also a sustaining business of Mon state, as the Mon pheasants preserved their heredity land onwards along with the government regulations, however, there are some many parts of uncultivated crude land in the area closed to neighbour Karen state.

Pre-and post-dinner Betel nut ( Paan ) chewing is very popular, along with chewing tobacco.

Main fruits: Mango, Jackfruit, Litchi, Banana, Blackberry, Papaya, Guava, Coconut and Betel nut.

* Main crops: Paddy, Tea, Wheat, Potato, Jute, Ground nut, Betel leaf and Oil seed.

* Pan, also spelled Paan, a North Indian term for Betel, often mixed with tobacco and lime for chewing as a mouth freshener

It is also famous for Betel Leaf, a typical south Asian chewing item.

Café Lou is a dive bar in Gretchen Town, New Betel.

The Betel ( Piper betle ) is the leaf of a vine belonging to the Piperaceae family, which includes pepper and Kava.

Betel leaf is mostly consumed in Asia, and elsewhere in the world by some Asian emigrants, as betel quid or paan, with or without tobacco, in an addictive psycho-stimulating and euphoria-inducing formulation with adverse health effects.

Betel is an important part of the economy in rural Bangladesh.

Betel quid is also strongly carcinogenic.

File: Betel container. jpg | Betel container, 19th century, Filigree work in gold on a gold ground, outlined with bands of rubies and imitation emeralds, Mandalay, Burma

Betel leaf has a fresh, peppery taste, but it can also be bitter to varying degrees depending on the variety.

Betel nuts are sold mostly by old women walking around trying to sell it, but the dried version can be found in most shops which sell tea, alcohol and cigarettes.

Betel requires high land and especially fertile soil.

Betel needs constantly moist soil, but there should not be excessive moisture.

Betel leaves are used as a stimulant, an antiseptic and a breath-freshener.

Betel leaves are cultivated throughout southeast Asia.

Betel nuts are, after all, an agricultural product.

File: Betal bag, West Timor, 1921-Staatlichen Museums für Völkerkunde München-DSC08346. JPG | A Betel bag from West Timor, made around 1921.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer has concluded that chewing areca nut is carcinogenic to humans.

It made this conclusion after reviewing the published scientific studies related to health effects of chewing areca nut.

Usually for chewing, a few slices of the nut are wrapped in a betel leaf along with lime ( not to be confused with the citrus fruit named lime ) and may include clove, cardamom, catechu ( kattha ) and / or other spices for extra flavouring.

The effect of chewing betel leaf and areca nut together is relatively mild, and could be compared to drinking a cup of coffee.

In the Indian subcontinent, the chewing of betel and areca nut dates back to the pre-Vedic period Harappan empire.

A sexual symbolism thus became attached to the chewing of the nut and the leaf.

Spanish mariner Álvaro de Mendaña reported observing Solomon Islanders chewing the nut and the leaf with caustic lime, and the manner in which the habit stained their mouths red.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer ( IARC ) regards the chewing of betel and areca nut to be a known human carcinogen.

However, the increase in mouth ulcers and gum deterioration caused by chewing areca nut and betel may outweigh any positive effects.

According to traditional Ayurvedic medicine, chewing areca nut and betel leaf is a good remedy against bad breath ( halitosis ).

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* Chamorro ( Guam ): Pugua ( areca nut ), pupulu ( betel ), åfok ( lime ), måmå ' on ( the chewing or the preparation ).

* Divehi ( Maldives ): Fōh ( Foah ) or Fuvah ( areca nut ), bileiy ( betel ), huni ( lime ), dhu ' fuň ( the chewing or the preparation ).

* Kapampangan: Lúyus ( areca nut ), Samat ( betel leaf ), Ápî ( lime ), Mamâ-n ( the chewing )

* Tetum: Bua ( areca nut ), malus ( betel ), ahu ( lime ), mama ( the chewing or the preparation ).

* Tokodede: Buo ( areca nut ), malu ( betel ), rapo ( lime ), mam ( the chewing or the preparation ).

In the Maldives, areca nut chewing is very popular, but spitting is frowned upon and regarded as an unrefined, gross way of chewing.

Old people who have lost their teeth keep " chewing " by pounding the mixture of areca nut and betel with a small mortar and pestle.

Areca nut chewing has recently been introduced into Vanuatu, where it is growing in popularity, especially in the northern islands of the country.

In Guam and the neighboring Northern Mariana Islands, betel and areca nut chewing is a social pastime as a means to extend friendship, and can be found in many, if not most, large gatherings as part of the food display.

The habit of chewing betel nut is often associated with blue-collar labor industries such a long-haul transportation, construction, or fishing.

For example, studies have shown chewing betel nut is prevalent among taxi, bus and truck drivers, who rely on the stimulating effect of betel nut to cope with long work hours.

In the Philippines, chewing the areca nut and betel leaf was a very widespread tradition in the past.