What is the effect of areca nut?

What is the effect of areca nut?

Health & Life Newspaper quoted Dr. Tran Ngoc Que, Chairman of Quang Binh Oriental Medicine Association, saying that recently, fresh areca nut is considered a precious traditional medicine with many effects in disease prevention and treatment and is increasingly trusted by many people because of its valuable effects. Areca nut has a spicy, bitter taste, warm properties, and enters the spleen, stomach and large intestine meridians.

Here are some effects of areca nut:

Fresh areca nut helps treat all kinds of worms

According to BSCK2. Tran Ngoc Que, areca nut has been proven to have great effects in preventing intestinal infections, treating and eliminating worms such as roundworms and tapeworms.

Improve digestive system

Fresh areca nut, in addition to its effect in treating intestinal worms as above, isca nut also has the ability to treat digestive disorders such as indigestion, diarrhea, dysentery and stomach pain.

Prevents nausea, vomiting, motion sickness

Fresh areca nut is very effective in preventing nausea. According to people's experience, chewing areca nut right before trips will help avoid feeling nauseous, vomiting, motion sickness when using these means of transport.

Prevent anemia, treat anemia in pregnant women

A valuable effect of areca nut is to prevent and treat anemia. Recently, this fruit has been used as a medicine to help increase blood circulation and treat anemia due to iron deficiency in pregnant women.

Cure toothache, bad breath

The water extracted from areca nut inhibits harmful bacteria in the oral cavity, helping to clean plaque on teeth. From there, it helps prevent and treat diseases such as toothache, bad breath, gingivitis... effectively, maintaining beautiful, healthy teeth.

What are the effects of areca nut is a concern of many people.

Treat skin allergies

Fresh areca nut decoction is very effective for some diseases such as skin allergies, itching, hives, atopic dermatitis. The method is simple, boil areca nut water and apply to the affected area.

Hemorrhoid treatment

Relatively concentrated decoction of fresh areca nut, applied to hemorrhoids in the anus, has the effect of tightening the mucosa, reducing pain, anti-edema, anti-hemorrhoid spasm, anti-anal irritation, contributing to shrinking hemorrhoids.

BSCK2. Tran Ngoc Que noted that it is best to consult a doctor of Oriental medicine to use the correct dosage and method to avoid harm due to improper use of fresh areca nut.

Can control diabetes

Lao Dong newspaper quoted HealthBenefitsTimes as saying that Arecoline is one of the active ingredients in areca nuts, which helps control blood sugar levels and prevent the risk of diabetes. In addition, the seeds of this fruit also have the ability to increase saliva secretion, helping to overcome dry mouth in people with diabetes.

Note when using areca nut

VietNamNet newspaper quoted physician Bui Dac Sang - Hanoi Oriental Medicine Association as advising that areca nut has many uses but should not be used for people with weak or tired bodies.

Note that areca roots also have health benefits, but they are different from the roots of the areca ginseng (a type of ginseng with leaves similar to areca leaves) grown in the mountains to help radiate yang, good for men. Areca roots have antifungal, antibacterial and antiparasitic effects, increase intestinal motility, help treat indigestion, bloating or constipation.

People absolutely do not drink areca wine because it can cause poisoning, affect health and even life.

You should consult a doctor of Oriental medicine before using remedies from areca nut.

Ha An (Synthesis)

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