Steinmetz:Areca
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Areca catechu
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Palmae
- English Names
- Areca nut palm
- Betelnut palm
- Natural Habitat
- Indonesia
- India
- Ceylon
- Philippines
- Malaya
- Cochin
- China
- China
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- catechu
- arecoline
- arecaine
- guvacine
- mucilage
- tannic acid
- gallic acid
- oil
- gum
- sugar
- resin
- Action
- vermifuge
- antiperiodic
- astringent
- stomachic
- tonic
- intoxicating
- masticatory
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