Smokeless tobacco and areca nut pose significant health risks, including lung, oral, and cardiovascular diseases. Despite being perceived as safer alternatives to smoking, they contain carcinogens ...
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 ...
Areca nut prices in Vietnam this year have also surged to nearly VND100,000 per kilogram at some point but have now halved to VND50,000. The nuts are used to produce candy. They contain arecoline ...