Liber Herbarum Minor (English)

Rev.18-07-2008

Areca nut

Plant names
English Areca nut, Areca-nut palm, Areca palm, Betel nut, Betel-Nut Palm, Betel palm, Catechu palm, Penang palm, Pin-Lang
Latin Areca catechu Linne
Plant partsFruit, Nut, Seed
Diseases & Uses
Diseases abdominal pain, Aids digestion, Antidiarrheic, Antidysenteric, Antiedemic, aphrodisiac, Astringent, Fasciolepsiasis, Glaucoma, lack of sexual power, roundworm, tapeworm, Tenesmus
Women's diseases climacteric
Veterinary uses Veterinary: treatment for worms
Other uses Anthelmintics
Contents
 alkaloid, Arecoline, ascorbic acid, Ash, Beta-carotene, Beta-Sitosterol, Calcium, capric-Acid, Carbohydrates, Cellulose, Choline, Copper, D-Catechin, diosgenin, Fat, Fibres, gallic acid, Iron, Lauric-Acid, Leucocyanidin, linoleic acid, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, mucilage, Myristic-Acid, Niacin, Oleic-Acid, phosphorus, Potassium, Proteins, resin, Riboflavin, saccharose, Sodium, Stearic acid, Tannic acid, Thiamine, Water, Zinc

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