Areca Nut Effects
Deleterious effects of areca nut on oral soft tissues are published extensively in the dental literature.
Areca nut effects. The areca nut aer k e or e r i k e is the fruit of the areca palm areca catechu which grows in much of the tropical pacific melanesia and micronesia southeast and south asia and parts of east africa. Overview information areca is a plant. The nut is used to make medicine. Areca nut is chewed alone or in the form of quids a mixture of tobacco powdered or sliced areca nut and slaked lime.
Areca nut is widely consumed by all ages groups in many parts of the world especially south east asia. The objective of this review is to systematically review and collate all the published data that are related to the systemic effects of areca nut. Areca nut is used to treat a number of ailments. However it may causes some side effects if taken in high doses for a long time.
It is having the similar effects as of cocaine and tobacco. Avoid in pregnancy. Pregnant women and nursing mother should avoid areca nut. It may cause dna damage that may results in miscarriage as it harms the fetus.
It affects the nervous system that may endanger the pregnancy. Areca nut sometimes referred to as betel nut although it is from a different plant than the betel leaf is the seed of areca catechu the areca palm. Betel quid can be made up at home or purchased as ready to chew. Betel nut consumption has been linked to the incidence of metabolic syndrome.
Areca nut and the betel leaf have caused dna damage and cancer in cells and in animal experiments. There is a dose and duration dependent association of betel quid chewing with precancerous changes in the mouth as well as mouth throat laryngeal and esophageal cancer. At first glance the areca or betel nut tree has the same shape as the coconut tree but when looked carefully it looks very different. Pinang is a kind of p.