What constellation is betel nut? What is the girl eat areca?

What is betel nut? Is it poisonous?

Betel nut is non-toxic, but it can cause cancer.

Areca catechu is an evergreen plant of Areca in Palmae, with a length of about 10 m, palm-shaped leaves like phoenix tail, and obvious round leaf scars on the stem. Monoecious plants can blossom and bear fruit, and the fruit is blindly Chinese medicine. There is a custom of chewing betel nut in the south, so betel nut also refers to chewing betel nut locally.

The harm of betel nut

Chewing betel nut is very harmful to teeth and mouth. Often chewing betel nut will seriously wear teeth, tooth surface wear, tooth enamel falling off, protective layer damaged, teeth turning red and black, seriously affecting the appearance, and even falling off early. In addition, long-term chewing will increase the load of temporomandibular joint, causing joint snapping and pain. In severe cases, it will also lead to perforation of the articular disc.

As early as 2003, the World Health Organization listed betel nut as a first-class carcinogen, and the Complete List of Carcinogens issued by the US Food and Drug Administration on 20 17 also listed betel nut as a class of carcinogens. Long-term chewing will lead to oral submucosal fibrosis, irreversible damage to the oral cavity, and may lead to oral cancer.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Betel nut, Baidu Encyclopedia-Chewing Betel nut.