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Burmese script.
Betel nut chewing, also
called betel quid
chewing or
areca nut chewing, is a
practice in
which areca nuts (also
called "
betel nuts") are chewed...
- The
areca nut (/ˈærɪkə/ or /əˈriːkə/) or
betel nut is the
fruit of the
areca palm (Areca catechu). The palm is
originally native to the Philippines, but...
- Taiwan, a
betel nut beauty or
binlang girl (Chinese: 檳榔西施; pinyin: bīnláng xīshī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pin-nn̂g se-si) is a
young woman selling betel nuts and cigarettes...
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white catkins.
Betel plants are
cultivated for
their leaves which are most
commonly used as
flavoring for
chewing areca nut in so-called
betel quid (often...
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areca palm,
areca nut palm,
betel palm,
betel nut palm,
Indian nut,
Pinang palm and catechu. This palm is
commonly called the
betel tree
because its fruit...
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Betel chewing in
China has a long history,
particularly in the
southern provinces. In
modern times,
betel nut chewing is po****r nationwide. The social...
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Areca nut (Areca catechu), a
tropical crop, is po****rly
known as
betel nut, as its
common usage in the
country is for
mastication with
betel leaves...
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betel leaf,
betel nut and red
limestone paste.
Before a
betel chew, the
betel nut is boiled,
sliced and dried. A po****r
method is to cut the
betel nut...
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widely used by low-income po****tions. In a
similar fashion to coca leaves,
betel nuts are
chewed with
added limestone,
turning the
active ingredient arecoline...
- of oral
cancer than
those who use neither.
Other risk
factors include betel nut chewing and sun
exposure on the lip. HPV
infection may play a limited...
