What is betel nut and can you eat it? How to eat betel nut?

Betel nut can be eaten.

Function: 1. It has an anthelmintic effect.

Areca nut has an insecticidal effect and has been used for parasitic infections such as tapeworms, hookworms, roundworms, windworms, and fasciola ginger.

2. It helps digestion and eliminate food accumulation.

Chewing betel nut can increase the tone of gastrointestinal smooth muscle, enhance intestinal peristalsis, and promote the secretion of gastric juice, so it can help digestion and increase appetite.

3. It has the effect of detoxification.

People who are often constipated may consume a small amount of betel nut, soak 10g of betel nut in water, and take it after meals, which can effectively improve constipation.

4. Prevent high blood pressure.

Areca nut can effectively inhibit the activity of angiotensin transferase, and has a certain preventive effect on hypertension.

Areca nut is one of the four major southern medicines in China. Hainan Province is the main production area of betel nut in China, and winter is the betel nut harvest season. The streets of Wanning, Lingshui, Ding'an and other counties and cities in the main producing areas are full of stalls selling betel nuts.

In addition to enjoying the natural scenery of the treasure island, tourists who come to Hainan also have many fascinating customs and customs, and "guests respect betel nut" is one of them. According to the introduction of the locals and the records of ancient books, the custom of treating guests with betel nut has long been in Hainan. As early as in the "Southern Grass and Trees Betel Nut Chapter", there has been a record that "all the people of Guangzhou who are valuable and win tourists must present this fruit first".

The Southern Grass and Trees was written for the rice of the Jin Dynasty, written in 304, and is the earliest botanical monograph in China. In the Song Dynasty, the book "Lingwai Dai Answer" said: "There is no tea for guests, but betel nut as a gift."

Hainan people have always regarded betel nut as a first-class gift, believing that "it is not a gift for relatives and guests to come and go". More than 800 years ago, Su Dongpo, who was relegated to Hainan Island, once described the scene of a girl from the Li family inserting a betel nut in her mouth. It can be seen that the customs of Hainan people loving betel nut, planting betel nut and eating betel nut have always been passed down as a good story and widely spread.

Today, the Li compatriots in Wanning, Lingshui and Wuzhishan still regard betel nut as a symbol of beauty and friendship. When the guests come to the door, the host first holds out the betel nut to entertain them. Even those who can't chew betel nut have to take a bite in return.

During the New Year's holidays, every household has betel nuts to worship the distinguished guests and relatives of the New Year. Hainan eats betel nut is very particular, first cut the betel nut into slices, and then powder the condiments (with shell powder to make a paste) roll on the leaves, and then put it in the mouth and chew slowly, the initial taste is astringent, and there is green water, when the green water is spitted out, Danjin is born again, the red ears are red and dizzy after eating, such as drunk. Just as Su Dongpo improvised back then, "The red tide on the cheeks increases charming, who knows that Nong is a drunken betel nut".

The betel nut is also a symbol of love among young people. Once the young man takes a fancy to which girl, he first presents betel nut (commonly known as betel nut) to the woman's family to express the intention of proposing, and if the woman accepts it, it means that the marriage contract is made. When holding a wedding, betel nut is an indispensable product.

The bride and groom should pay their respects by offering betel nuts to their relatives and friends who come to congratulate them. But it is not advisable to eat more betel nut can have many benefits It can promote digestion, cure diseases, and beautify But! Note!

The World Health Organization's Cancer Research Center recently issued a warning to the international community that chewing betel nut or betel nut can cause cancer. According to the World Health Organization Cancer Research Center, betel nut with tobacco can cause cancers of the mouth, pharynx and esophagus, while betel nut without tobacco can also cause oral cancer. The betel nut contained in various betel nut products can cause a precancerous lesion of the mouth (oral submucosal fibrosis) that can turn into cancer at any time.

It is reported that 390,000 cases of oral cancer (oral cancer or pharyngeal cancer) occur every year in the world, of which 10,000 cases occur in South and Southeast Asia, accounting for 58, and most of the inhabitants of these areas have the custom of chewing betel nut or betel nut

Areca nut originated in India and Southeast Asia until the Pacific islands areca nut is the seed of the betel nut tree, cultivated more in Hainan and Taiwan provinces in China, the chemical components in betel nut have anti-hypertension and anti-cancer effects, but chewing betel nut in addition to making teeth black, wear, shaking, gum recession causes periodontal disease, oral submucosal fibrosis and oral mucosal leukoplakia, it will also lead to oral cancer, so it is necessary to properly control the amount.

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Problem description: I saw that my classmates wanted one to eat again, and I put it in my mouth to chew and chew, and it was delicious, but it didn't take long for me to finish eating, and I felt that there was something stuck in my throat** Very uncomfortable

There's a little thing in there, like raisins, can you eat it?

Some people also say that betel nut has betel nut or something in it, as if you can't swallow it for the first time, and you have to spit it out... How should betel nut be eaten?

Analysis: There are many ways to chew betel nut, and people in different places chew betel nut in different ways. The way Hainan people chew betel nut is similar to the way Taiwanese chew it.

When they chew betel nut, they have to add some other things to chew together, which contains a lot of skills. When Hainan people chew betel nut, they first cut the betel nut into three or four pieces, which are shaped like a petal of orange, and then peel off the skin and fruit pedicle of the betel nut (because the skin is not easy to chew, and the fruit pedicle has a bitter taste). At this time, it is generally not possible to put the betel nut directly into the mouth, but to match the leaves of a rattan plant, commonly known as "wattle leaves" in Hainan, and the wattle leaves are coated with some lime to wrap them into a triangle.

Finally, I put the lime-coated wattle leaves and betel nut in my mouth and chew them. If you chew betel nut without coating it with lime leaves, and chew it directly, it will be tasteless. "A mouthful of betel nut and a mouthful of ash" is this meaning, and the so-called mouthful of betel nut is the meaning of a piece of betel nut in Hainan dialect.

This way of eating can prevent tooth decay, strengthen the spleen and appetize, relax the spirit, have the effect of treating edema and killing insects, and have a sweet feeling, slightly drunk, and addictive when eating, but there is no ***.

There is another common chewing method of betel nut is to chew dried betel nut, the so-called dried betel nut is to boil the betel nut in water (people in some places still add sugar to the water, chewing has a sweet taste) and dry it in the sun, and the betel nut corresponding to the dried betel nut is directly picked down in Hainan dialect called "betel nut fresh" (here the fresh is the "fresh" corresponding to the cooked). Zhufan Zhi Zhiwu said: fresh betel nut, that is, soft betel nut.

Dried betel nut can be chewed as is, or it can be chewed with lime-coated wattle leaves. Both chewing methods have their own merits. Betel nut and lime-coated wattle leaves together in the mouth, a few chews, the whole body will immediately have a feeling of heat, the whole face is hot and red, Su Dongpo in Hainan once wrote on this feeling "red tide cheeks drunk betel nut".

The so-called "drunken betel nut" refers to people who chew betel nut for the first time or are not accustomed to the unique taste of betel nut, and immediately feel a little similar to the feeling of drunkenness after chewing a few times, and it will also be accompanied by dizziness and chest numbness. This is why many outsiders do not dare to chew betel nut. The feeling of chewing betel nut is somewhat similar to eating chili peppers.

It's just that it's not as spicy as chili, and it's so spicy that it hurts. People who can chew betel nut, take a bite of betel nut, and immediately feel that their whole body is full of heat, and after chewing a few more times, they will immediately sweat on their bodies and foreheads. No matter how cold the day is, a few sips of betel nut can also make people feel that the blood flow of the whole body is accelerating, and sweat is left behind.

This unique feeling is truly wonderful.